For Immediate Release
February 1, 2022
BEAUFORT – The Beaufort Fire Department responded to call for a structure fire at 2:43 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
The call was for a fire at 195 Morgan Street on Radio Island. Upon arrival, heavy smoke and fire was showing from a single story boat repair facility.
In addition to the Beaufort Fire Department, Atlantic Beach, Harkers Island, Morehead City, and North River Fire Departments were dispatched. Beaufort EMS and the Carteret County Fire Marshal’s Office were also dispatched. The Salvation Army was also on scene.
Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control by around 5:52 a.m. At this point,
overhaul operations were conducted and additional hot spots extinguished.
The boat repair shop was a total loss. No one was injured.
The Beaufort Fire Department cleared the scene at 7:56 a.m., and the fire scene was turned over to the Carteret County Fire Marshal’s Office for determination of the cause of the fire.
Photo Credit: Morehead City Fire Department
