South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-19-17 – 11:55 p.m. ET
Man seriously hurt in rollover in Barnwell, SC – airlifted to hospital
By Greg Peterson South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Co-Owner, News Director 906-273-243
(Barnwell County, SC) – officials are on the scene of a very bad accident in Barnwell County. Its a one vehicle rollover with at least one critically injured victim.The wreck was reported about 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017.
The wreck is on U.S. Highway 278 at Mount Olive Circle.
Firefighters on the scene have been frantically called for EMS that is coming from a long distance away. “We have a bird (helicopter) we can launch as well,” the dispatcher told firefighters. The medical helicopter has been launched with a 20 minute ETA. A landing zone was set up at the Barnwell Regional Airport
South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Bulletin – 12-7-17 3:30 p.m.
When it affects our heroes
Second CSRA firefighter, in only five days, sadly learns what its like when a fire hits too close to home
Fully engulfed mobile home fire next to firefighter’s home: “It’s gonna be next door to me”
By Greg Peterson South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Co-owner, News Director 906-273-2433
(Barnwell, SC) – Two CSRA firefighters know what its like for a structure fire two shock their personal lives. “10-70 structure – It’s gonna be next door to me,” said the understandably emotional Barnwell, SC fireman early today. 10-70 means a fire reported.
Early this morning , Thurs. Dec. 7, 2017, a Barnwell, SC fireman radioed his dispatcher that a neighbor’s mobile home was ablaze.
Most firefighter’s know that even a swift response seems like hours when you are watching a home burn. Another fire official arriving on the scene told his buddies it was serious.
“I have a fully involved single-wide mobile home,” the another firefighter said as he pulled up to the scene in a fire truck. “All units step it up.”
The blaze was about 100 yards – or literally a field away – from his home at 2727 Red. Oak Road in Barnwell, SC.
Only five days earlier a fireman in Allendale, SC reported his mother’s home was engulfed. Scroll down to read that story.
However, the fire was already too big to save the home. The mobile home at 2705 Red Oak Road in Barnwell was destroyed. Among those assisting on the scene was the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Department.
No injuries were reported. The cause has not been released.
Its also appears there were two farm combine fires reported this past week in Barnwell County.
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Previous story two days ago:
Exclusive listen to the emotional firefighter – whose mother is luckily just fine despite her home completely burning
By Greg Peterson South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Co-owner, News Director 906-273-2433
(Allendale, SC) – A terrible shock to a member of the Allendale Rescue Squad when he realized the fully-engulfed home firefighters were responding to – is his mothers.
Fire at 127 Gibson Street in Allendale, SC
The home at 127 Gibson Street in Allendale, SC was one of four residences that were destroyed in less than 20 hours in Aiken and Allendale counties.
The blaze was reported about 5:20 a.m. ET on Sat., Dec. 2, 2017 in the city of Allendale, SC.
“Its gonna be my mother’s residence,” said one rescue official on the scene as he witnessed flames wrapped around the brick frame home and fire shooting out the windows.
By Greg Peterson South Eastern Social Justice Breaking News Co-owner, News Director 906-273-2433
(Barnwell County, SC) – Authorities are on the scene of a reported combine fire in Barnwell County, SC. The fire was reported just after 11 a.m. ET Mon., Dec. 4, 2017in the area of Gardenia Road just off SC Highway 3 in Barnwell County, SC. The fist official on the scene said nobody was around the burned or burning combine. The extent of damage is not clear. His supervisor was en-route to the scene. No injuries were reported. No other information is available and its unknown if Barnwell County officials will release anything to the press. You’d think combine fires do no happen much – but apparently it is a growing issue – and can costs farmers big time. Look at what happened when we googled it: