WLTX
CAMDEN — Law enforcement and families remembered the 77 lives lost in the Cleveland School Fire of 1923. "It's a significant historical event, one that should never be forgotten," said William Major. Firefighters and family members came to where a midlands school went up in flames back in 1923, killing 77 people at a school play. (more…)
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SCNow.com
MURRELLS INLET – A south Strand restaurant that burned to the ground re-opened Wednesday. The owners of the Dead Dog Saloon rebuilt and welcomed back its loyal customers for a private party. The fire destroyed the building the night after the Mardi Gras celebration on the Marshwalk. (more…)
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Post and Courier
KIAWAH ISLAND – Fire destroyed a large, multimillion-dollar house and injured two firefighters on Kiawah Island early this morning, and investigators are looking to see if lightning caused the inferno. The blaze was reported just after 4:03 a.m. at 405 Ocean Oaks Court, a home on the eastern end of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, according to Capt. James Ghi of the St. Johns Fire-Rescue. (more…)
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IndependentMail.com
WILLIAMSTON — An Anderson County man and his passenger escaped serious injury Wednesday after his pickup caught fire and burned to nothing but a charred shell. (more…)
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WIS-TV
DARLINGTON – A singlewide mobile home has been damaged by a tree uprooted during the storms moving through Monday afternoon. Darlington County Fire Chief David Williamson tells WMBF News that a singlewide mobile home on Wire Road was struck by an uprooted tree Monday afternoon. (more…)
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WSPA
WESTMINSTER — Twenty firefighters attempted to save a historic Oconee County building Tuesday afternoon, but were uanble to do so. Oconee County Fire Chief Charles King said that firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire on South Union Road at 3:30pm. (more…)
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Myrtle Beach Online
HORRY COUNTY – One man has been cited with allowing a debris fire to get out of control and spread, causing the 200-acre burn in Carolina Forest. The fire is, at this time, contained, said South Carolina Forestry Commission spokesman Scott Hawkins, thanks to the rain and the crews that have worked around the clock, but crews are not finished yet. Because the soil in this area contains a lot of “peaty, organic material” under its surface, fire crews must continue to attack hot spots and make sure the soil is not still smoldering. (more…)
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Post and Courier
AWENDAW – With a fire spreading in their home’s attic, Awendaw residents were awakened by their dog even as smoke alarms were sounding early this morning. The blaze that was reported about 4:30 a.m. destroyed the home at Doar Road and George Washington Place. (more…)
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WIS TV
RICHLAND COUNTY – A fire destroyed a home in a northwest Richland County early Friday morning and also sent a firefighter to the hospital. Brick Lewis with the Columbia-Richland Fire Department says they were called shortly before 2:00 a.m. to a mobile home on Kennerly Rd. Once on the scene they found the home fully engulfed in flames, according to Lewis. No one was inside the home when firefighters arrived. (more…)
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Fort Mill Times
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH – at Henry will long remember that April night when the western horizon glowed an eerie red, smoking embers cascaded from the sky, and she and her husband escaped their home driving through their subdivision of flaming palmettos and burning roofs. "It was like driving through hell, literally," she said. "It was very, very scary." (more…)
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WYFF
TAYLORS – A fire was responsible for the destruction of the US Postal Service truck Saturday afternoon in Taylors. The fire started around 3:30 p.m. on Caroline Drive. A post office spokesman said the mail carrier's truck stopped all of a sudden. When she got out to look under the hood, she noticed fluid leaking. (more….)
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WIS TV
CHESTER – Landmark gas station goes up in flames overnight, but residents are vowing to help the owner rebuild. When the orange glow lit up the early morning sky in Chester, a lot of people said their memories went up in flames along with the Country Corner gas station which was destroyed. The store, which is located on Center Road just outside of downtown, had stood in the same location for the better part of a century. Now, it lays in ruins. (more…)
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WSPA.com
LAURENS COUNTY – Fire destroyed a Laurens County business Thursday. The fire started around 5 p.m. at Apple Creek Woodworks on Metric Road in Gray Court. Laurens County Fire Coordinator Greg Lindley said that firefighters responded to the business and found the building engulfed. It took firefighters three hours to get the fire under control. (more…)
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ABC News 4
DEWEES ISLAND – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is stepping in to take a look at what may have caused a structure fire on Dewees Island. The Dewees Island Fire Department confirms they have requested SLED's assistance to determine the cause of the fire. They do not suspect arson at this time. (more…)
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Island Packet
SUMTER – A 26-year-old Sumter man charged with murder after allegedly stealing a Port Royal fire truck, then striking and killing a pedestrian in February was indicted by a county grand jury last week. Indictments filed April 19 against Kalvin Hunt were among more than 200 handed down by the Beaufort County grand jury during its monthly session at the County Courthouse, according to the 14th Circuit Solicitor's Office. (more…)
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ABCNews4
DEWEES ISLAND – Dewees Island sits off Isle of Palms. A quick trip for fast food or any restaurant on the island is out of reach. The only way on and off is by boat. Judy Fairchild has a home on the island and Wednesday it was non-stop as she rode around on her golf cart on the dirt roads. (more…)
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Island Packet
BLUFFTON – A fire that broke out at townhouses at about 3 p.m Tuesday in Oldfield Mews in Bluffton severely damaged one of them. Firefighters had the blaze under control in about 40 minutes, according to the Bluffton Township Fire District. Of the six adjoining townhouses, the middle unit was heavily damaged, Capt. Randy Hunter said. (more…)
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Post and Courier
DEWEES ISLAND – Fire leveled two homes and damaged at least two more on this tiny island community Tuesday night. The fire was first reported about 9 p.m. and was extinguished within a couple of hours with the help of fire crews that arrived by boat. There is no bridge to the island. (more…)
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WYFF4.com
ANDERSON COUNTY – A father and daughter were killed Friday night in a wreck in Anderson County. It happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Highway 81 near Bagwell Road. (more…)
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Post and Courier
CHARLESTON – Tony the Peanut Man had just taken a break from boiling his trademark legumes when a loud knock sounded on the front door of his West Ashley home early Tuesday. “There’s a fire in your backyard,” a breathless neighbor told him. Tony, also known as Anthony Wright, ran barefoot from his 5th Avenue home, ignoring the sting of gravel on his feet as he rounded the corner. (more..)
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FOX Carolina
TIGERVILLE – A Tigerville family was left in the rain Tuesday night after a fire damaged their home in Greenville County. Tigerville firefighters said they arrived about 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Sweet Gum Valley Road home to find half of the roof engulfed in flames. Neighbors called 911 when they saw fire, but thankfully the family was not home at the time. (more…)
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Live5News.com
CHARLESTON – Bond was set at $100,000 for a man accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend then setting fire to her home in West Ashley Saturday afternoon. Authorities charged Vantrez Grant with third-degree arson and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. Deputies responded to an apartment on Hillside Drive Saturday afternoon in reference to a fire. An affidavit states that Grant and the victim were having an argument when Grant hit the victim in the face with a closed fist multiple times. (more…)
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Independent Mail.com
ANDERSON COUNTY – Some parts of a 24-unit apartment building in Anderson still smoldered Thursday as investigators grappled with how it could have gone up in flames so quickly. Building 100, one of 10 buildings in the Walden Oaks apartment complex near Clemson Boulevard and Salem Church Road just outside Anderson city limits, burned Wednesday afternoon, displacing dozens of people. (more…)
Independent Mail.com
SALEM – A blaze destroyed a home in the Cliffs at Keowee Falls development Thursday despite the efforts of fire departments from Oconee and Pickens counties. The two-story home 203 Driftwood Court at Jasmine Point in Salem was already heavily involved in fire when firefighters answered the call shortly after 10:06 a.m., according to Charlie King, Oconee County emergency services and fire chief. (more…)
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SCnow.com
FLORENCE – One woman was taken to an area hospital after the mobile home in which she lived was destroyed by fire Saturday evening. Windy Hill and Florence firefighters responded to the 402 Ervin Street residence after neighbors called to report it burning about 5:45 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find the mobile home fully engulfed in flames. (more…)
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