August 3, 2020 at 11:46 PM EDT – Updated August 4 at 7:28 AM
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) – The eye of Hurricane Isaias came on shore at Ocean Isle Beach around 11 p.m. Monday, sparking a series of fires at homes and bringing a lot of flooding, according to Mayor Debbie Smith.
Mayor Smith tells WECT News there were four fires on Driftwood Drive and another on East 4th Street. It’s unclear the extent of the damage in those fires at this point. Smith says flooding reached three feet in some portions of the community.
At approximately 11:40 p.m., there were reports of multiple structure fires in the area of Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.
Horry County Fire Rescue is providing multiple units to help in response.#HCFR pic.twitter.com/L6cqjO6j9T
— Horry SC Fire Rescue (@hcfirerescue) August 4, 2020
Crews are working to control the situation as Isaias moves away from town. Smith says they will survey the damage when day breaks.
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