When lightning took down 911 in Beaufort Co., SC, there was no backup plan [telecom]

BY Stephen Fastenau

When a lightning strike left many Beaufort County residents with no way to call 911 on mobile phones this weekend, the county had no plan for an alternate number to call for help, the county's top emergency management official said Wednesday.

The inability to reach emergency dispatchers delayed firefighters' response to a massive blaze that destroyed a Lady's Island home Sunday, the homeowners believe.

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