MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A fire that left one person dead last week in Myrtle Beach started after the person living in the home accidentally knocked a lit candle into a trash can, a witness told police.
Authorities have not released the name of the person who died after the fire broke out at a home near Highway 15 and 5th Ave. South. Crews were called to the home late Wednesday night and were able to get the fire under control by about 1 a.m.
According to a police report, the home’s carport was fully engulfed in flames when officers arrived, prompting them to immediately begin evacuating nearby homes in case the fire spread…