Incident # 25-09327 & 25-09330 - A 31 yr. old man was critically burned in a structure fire in the 10500 block of Augusta Hwy. Saturday evening 22-Nov at 19:39. Fire-Rescue units arrived to find an approx. 800 sq ft cooking shed fully involved at a hunting lodge. The fire was endangering several other nearby buildings and a camper. Engine 17 set up on the west side of the main building to combat the fire and Engine 26 set up on the east side to provide protection for the exposures. Crews had the bulk of the fire knocked down in about 15 minutes. The cooking shed was destroyed and one exposure suffered damage, however the main house, camper and other nearby buildings were saved. While performing overhaul, 9-1-1 advised of a person who was burned at the nearby Circle C truck stop approximately 1/2 mile from the fire scene. Medic 26 cleared up from the fire and responded to the truck stop. It turned out the injured man had been cooking at the hunting lodge when LP Gas ignited, engulfing the man and setting fire to the building. He had fled the scene and walked to the truck stop for help. He received first, second and third degree burns over most of his body. Firefighter-Paramedics and an off-duty nurse from HCA Colleton Hospital provided emergency treatment to the man. They requested a medical helicopter and CARE Flight responded to the scene, landing in the parking lot at the truck stop. The man was transferred to the Flightcrew, then flown to the Burn Center at MUSC in Charleston. Fire units were on the scene for 1-1/2 hours.
Engine 17, Engine 26, Tender 5, Tender 7, Tender 26, Tender 27, Tender 32, Medic 7, Medic 26, Battalion 1, Car 110, Car 111 and Car 118 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.
