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North Myrtle Beach apartment catches fire early Tuesday morning

Just after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning, North Myrtle Beach Fire Rescue crews responded to a multi-alarm fire in the 900 Block of South Ocean Boulevard.

Crews cleared the Coastal Dunes apartment building and checked that all residents were accounted for before exiting to fight the fire.

There were no reported injuries, fire rescue announced.

The Coastal Dunes apartment complex after a fire burned through the building and roof early Tuesday morning.
The Coastal Dunes apartment complex after a fire burned through the building and roof early Tuesday morning. Jason Lee jlee@thesunnews.com

Parts of North Ocean Boulevard remained closed into Tuesday morning.

Horry County Fire Rescue, Myrtle Beach Fire Department, Sunset Beach Fire Department NC and Calabash Fire Department assisted at the scene.

This story was originally published May 25, 2021 at 8:51 AM.

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Gerard Albert III writes about crime, courts and police for The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Albert was editor-in-chief at Florida International University’s student newspaper. He also covered Miami-Dade and Broward County for WLRN, South Florida’s NPR station.He is an award-winning journalist who has reported throughout South Florida and New York City. Hablo espanol.
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