Crime & Public Safety

1 person was inside when a Bluffton home caught fire

No one was injured in an early morning electrical fire at a home on Devonwood Court in Bluffton.
No one was injured in an early morning electrical fire at a home on Devonwood Court in Bluffton. Bluffton Township Fire District

Smoke alarms went off in Bluffton early Sunday morning after a Devonwood Court home caught fire, according to Bluffton Township Fire District.

One resident was home at the time, but no one was injured in the fire that was determined to be electrical, fire district spokesman Capt. Randy Hunter said Sunday morning.

The fire started around 3:45 a.m. with smoke coming from the roof, Hunter said. It took firefighters about 45 minutes to completely extinguish the flames.

Joan McDonough: 843-706-8125, @IPBG_Joan

This story was originally published October 8, 2017 at 10:37 AM with the headline "1 person was inside when a Bluffton home caught fire."

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