Fires span across 70 acres, multiple homes in Aiken County
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County fire crews battled multiple fires on Wednesday afternoon.
A total of four fires threatened homes and triggered evacuations for some in the area.
Residents living on Glassrope Lane in Aiken were asked to evacuate on Wednesday afternoon in response to a brush fire on New Holland Road.
The fire stretched between 70 acres of land and was 100% contained around 4:45 p.m., according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission.
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Multiple roads were also closed as a result of the fire, according to officials. Residents were asked to avoid the following areas:
- Highway 302 at New Holland Road
- Shaws Fork Road at Cooks Bridge Road
- Shaw Fork Road at Coleman Bridge Road
Around 5:00 p.m., New Holland Road and Cooks Bridge Road were reopened.
Crews turned away dozens upon dozens of cars during the closures.
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Officials say the road closures are to allow fire crews and State Forestry to work.
We are told several crews were also battling a 60-acre brush fire in Graniteville near Vaucluse Road and Good Springs Road.
That fire was contained by 6:30 p.m.
Residents in the Vaucluse Road were not asked to evacuate.
“Thanks to the South Carolina State Forestry Commission, they sent three tractors and their supervisor (Edisto 5), Sage Mill and Aiken Department of Public Safety for the assistance in getting this fire contained,” the Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Volunteer Fire Department said.
According to the South Carolina Forestry Commission, two additional fires were reported Wednesday afternoon at these homes:
- 5003 Augusta Road
- 176 Old Sudlow Lake Road
The fire on Augusta Road destroyed a vacant home.
“The walls done fell in and the roof done fell in. The only thing that was standing where the chimneys,” said Midland Valley Fire Chief Sean Johnon.
The Old Sudlow Lake Road fire also caused road closures for multiple hours.
North Augusta Public Safety says it assisted the Belvedere Fire Department with the fire. South Carolina Forestry also responded with a bulldozer.
No structures were damaged from this fire.
The most important thing is that there were no injuries reported from any of the fires today.
“We had that little bit of rain, I think Monday morning. Everybody thinks, oh, the ground’s wet, and now it’s ok to burn. Well, the wind that we’ve had lately, it drives the top of the the grass and the leaves and everything out pretty quick. A discarded cigarette, a little amber gets out of your control. It will spread and take off like wildfire,” said Johnson.
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The South Carolina Forestry Commission announced a burn ban on Friday.
This comes amid weather conditions, such as extremely low humidity and breezy winds, that are expected throughout the state over the next few days.
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