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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>Early Sunday afternoon, the Burton Fire District, MCAS Fire Department, Beaufort County EMS, and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a house fire on Ramsey Road in Burton, which caused the displacement of the residents.</p>
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<p>Just before 1 p.m., emergency crews responded to a reported house fire. Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from an elevated single-wide mobile home.</p>
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<p>Firefighters made entry into the residence and extinguished a fire that was located in a bedroom. A search of the home confirmed no one was home at the time.</p>
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<p>While the fire was confined to the bedroom, the home suffered smoke damage throughout and power had to be secured. One of the displaced residents is a Navy veteran.</p>
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<p>No injuries have been reported. While the cause of the fire appears to be electrical, it remains under investigation at this time.</p>
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