Grand Strand Pool Fire Forces Evacuation Of Businesses
A stubborn fire tore through Sunco Pool Co in Myrtle Beach destroying the business and sending two firefighters to hospital. Dozens of businesses along US 501 were evacuated due to toxic fumes while traffic was rerouted. Fire crews from Horry County Myrtle Beach and Conway fought the blaze into the night as health officials warned potential lung irritation from smoke.
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Myrtle Beach
Sunco Pool Co
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Horry County
Conway
South Carolina Insurers Brace for Auto Rate Shifts in Reform
Lawmakers push changes to the states Reinsurance Facility amid debate on consumer savings and possible rate increases for many of South Carolina 2.5 million insured drivers. Senate negotiator Ernest Passailaigue and Independent Insurance Agents spokesman Lee Ruef warn the impact is uncertain.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Ernest Passailaigue
Dcharleston
Lee Ruef
Independent Insurance Agents
Two Dead After Police Chase In Ravenel Elgin
Two people died and two were hospitalized after a car struck by a motorcycle fleeing a police stop on US 17 in Ravenel. Rider Willie Watkins Jr. and Ella Brown Stewart died at scene. Sabrina Wall and an 18 month old were treated or observed. Police had tried to stop the biker but lost him.
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Ravenel
Willie J. Watkins Jr
Elgin
Ella Brown Stewart
Sabrina Ann Wall
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
Stew
Art
State Transport
US 17
Mitch Lucas
Charleston County
Lucas
Stewart
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