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<p><strong>From staff reports</strong></p>
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<p>Just before 4 p.m. Saturday, Burton firefighters responded to a reported grass fire in the rear of a home in the Audubon Woods community. The 911 caller stated that the fire had spread from his neighbor’s home onto his property and was endangering his shed.</p>
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<p>Firefighters quickly arrived on scene and were able to extinguish the fire just as the flames were extending up the shed’s side and into the shed.</p>
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<p>The fire started when an illegal unattended trash fire in the neighboring home spread across that yard, extending onto the property of this residence, and to the shed.</p>
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<p>No injures were reported, and damages were limited to the shed’s structure.</p>
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<p>Burton fire officials state that this kind of fire, which spreads from one yard to the next, is common, and some have even damaged neighboring homes.</p>
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<p>It is illegal to burn trash in Beaufort County, and all yard fires need to be constantly attended as well as within the rules stated in the Beaufort County Outdoor Burning Ordinance.</p>
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