Official: Myrtle Beach blaze caused by gas tank explosion

No injuries in Pine Lakes fire

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A Myrtle Beach home was heavily damaged by water and smoke after a fire Wednesday afternoon, according to Myrtle Beach fire officials.

The fire was reported around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at 401 Poinsett Road when the home's occupants heard an explosion, evacuated , and called 911, said Dan Cimini, assistant chief for the Myrtle Beach Fire Department.

The fire went through the ceiling and roof of the home, causing the heaviest damage to the dining and kitchen areas, he said.

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Early indications are that the fire began when a propane tank on a grill exploded, according to Cimini.

No one was injured in the fire.

-By Janelle Frost, jfrost@thesunnews.com

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