Wildfire in Inland Berkeley, South Carolina

Wildfire March 17, 2015 – March 18, 2015 · Inland Berkeley, South Carolina

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 25 acre wildfire occurred on Frost Lane in Huger, within the Francis Marion National Forest. The fire threatened multiple homes in the area, but no property damage occurred. One male victim sustained burns over 70 percent of his body while trying to contain the fire using a tractor.

The wider storm

A small wildfire developed following a prescribed burn in the afternoon hours. Conditions were warm and dry and the wildfire developed overnight. The wildfire spread toward a residential area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 566880. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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