Aircraft
South Carolina Airport Hangar Fire Destroys Aircraft
Blaze at Greenville Downtown Airport destroyed several aircraft
Burned hangar at Greenville Downtown Airport
Investigators are looking to gain access to a now-unstable, burnt-out hangar at South Carolina's Greenville Downtown Airport to determine what caused the fire that destroyed the structure and several aircraft within. (Photo: Robert Hoover)

Investigators in South Carolina are searching for clues to the cause of a fire that destroyed a hangar at Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) and several aircraft within, including a Cessna Citation V Ultra. According to Robert Hoover, the airport’s public relations director, the fire occurred in the early morning on Monday and caused the roof on the 10,000-sq-ft hangar—managed by Special Service Corporation (SSC)—to collapse. He added that the fire did not disrupt operations at the dedicated general aviation airport.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze in a matter of hours, but crews are still attempting to stabilize the structure on the southeast side of the field. Investigators need to enter the hangar to determine what started the conflagration.

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