If you see the Indian Land hospital site on fire, don’t call 911. Here’s why
If it looks like there’s a house on fire where Indian Land’s new hospital is going, there’s no need to call 911. Firefighters are well aware.
MUSC Health and the Indian Land Fire District plan a fire training exercise Friday at 9258 Charlotte Hwy. That’s part of the 87-acre site where a more than $200 million hospital and medical office building project is planned.
The notice from MUSC Health didn’t list a start time, but said fire crews would be on site throughout the day.
The property has a 2,800-square-foot home on it that was built in 1993, according to county land records. The planned live burn will include advanced techniques like interior attack, ventilation and search-and-rescue.
“Live-fire training in an actual structure is one of the most valuable tools in our arsenal,” fire district Training Captain Nick Campagna said in a public notice for Friday’s event.
State agencies, environmental regulators and public safety agencies are aware of the event. Fire crews will be on site throughout the event.
People in the area, include drivers along the busy U.S. 521 corridor, are likely to see smoke.
The fire training also serves as a groundbreaking of sorts. Construction will begin this summer on the full-service hospital and medical office building. It’s expected to open in 2027. Bringing down the site’s lone structure will prepare the land for that construction.
“This marks the beginning of something transformational for Indian Land,” said MUSC Health Catawba Division CEO J. Scott Broome.
The Medical University of South Carolina system operates the main hospitals in Lancaster and Chester counties, along with several outpatient or specialty offices in those areas.
