CONWAY, SC (WBTW) – Horry County Fire Rescue is investigating a morning warehouse fire at 2767 Contra Road in Conway.
According to Capt. Mark Nugent, the call for the fire came in around 7 a.m. Saturday morning. Fire crews had it under control about an hour and a half later.
Horry County Fire Rescue originally tweeted about the call at 7:15 a.m., saying they were assisting Conway Fire Rescue with the fire.
@hcfirerescue assisting Conway Fire Rescue 2776 CULTRA ROAD with an abandoned structure well involved in fire.— Horry County Fire (@hcfirerescue) September 9, 2017
The building at 2767 Contra Road is a storage warehouse, “full of antiques,” says Capt. Nugent.
At about 9:40 a.m., Horry County Fire Rescue tweeted that the building was “completely destroyed.”
@hcfirerescue PIO on scene-2767 CULTRA Road-Large Wood Frame warehouse building completely destroyed. No injuries to FF’s-Extensive overhaul— Horry County Fire (@hcfirerescue) September 9, 2017
No firefighters have been injured, and fire crews have no reason to believe anyone was inside the building when the fire occurred.
This fire is under investigation.
