A grass and brush fire on Laurel Island near the Cooper River in Charleston kept fire crews busy late Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Visible from the Ravenel Bridge, it scorched about 20 acres of undeveloped land but didn’t threaten any buildings.
Incident Details
- Charleston Fire Department arrived just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 28, 2026, calling in extra brush trucks from Saint Johns and Mount Pleasant; drones monitored from above.
- Fully extinguished around 2 a.m.; investigators planned to check the cause Thursday—no injuries reported, though ash fell in Mount Pleasant.​
- Laurel Island is a former landfill now greenspace, located near Drum Island and Romney Street—not right under the bridge as some initial rumors said.​
This fits your interest in Lowcountry public safety alerts. No updates on cause yet; if you’re tracking similar events ahead of Folly Beach’s festival, watch local sources like WCBD or FOX Carolina. Anything specific you’d like clarified?
