Wreaths
Carolina
Remembers

Cassidy

William

Allison

Lauren

Justin

Travis

Emily

At the request of the victims' families, who have expressed a need for privacy, the University of South Carolina did not release the victims' names until North Carolina officials confirmed their identities. Privacy concerns also prevent the university from displaying photographs of the students.
October 28, 2007

University officials en route to scene of house fire

University of South Carolina officials are en route to Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., to provide assistance and to gather information related to a tragic house fire that occurred early Sunday (Oct. 28).

As of early Sunday afternoon, NO DEFINITIVE INFORMATION regarding the number of fatalities and/or the seriousness of the injuries had been released. There also was no information available as to the number of university students who may have been in the house at the time of the fire. No other information is available.

As information becomes available to the university, it will be posted on the university’s Web page (www.sc.edu) and updated throughout the day as the situation develops.

The University of South Carolina Alma Mater
"We Hail Thee Carolina"
We hail thee, Carolina, and sing thy high praise
With loyal devotion, remembering the days
When proudly we sought thee, thy children to be:
Here's a health, Carolina, forever to thee!

 


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