Kitchen fire spreads to home in neighborhood near Gullah Museum of Hilton Head

This story was updated at 2:20 p.m.

A fire in the kitchen spread to a home on Clifford Miller Drive on the north end of Hilton Head Island just before 11 a.m. Friday, according to officials.

Smoke was coming from the home when firefighters arrived on the scene, said Tom Dunn, emergency management coordinator for the town.

He said firefighters were able to put out the fire quickly.

Three people who live in the home were all reported to be safe, according to Dunn.

The home was damaged enough that the family was displaced, he said.

The single-family residence is in the neighborhood near the Gullah Museum of Hilton Head.

Gumtree Road was blocked temporarily to allow firefighters access to the neighborhood, according to a news release from Hilton Head Fire Rescue and the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. Around 11:30 a.m., the road had reopened.

This story was originally published October 5, 2018 at 11:11 AM.