Follow wildfire updates in North and South Carolina, where blazes erupted over the weekend. The largest stemmed from a forest fire near Myrtle Beach.
Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Sunday as raging wildfires spread across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, scorching thousands of acres and forcing evacuations in multiple communities.
As of Wednesday, 96 wildfires were burning in North Carolina. Around 30 fires were burning across South Carolina. The fire near Myrtle Beach was 44% contained.
Firefighters were battling multiple wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, authorities said.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Sunday as wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia scorched thousands of acres and forced people to flee their homes.
Henry McMaster on Sunday declared a state of emergency ... will stay in effect until further notice. Meanwhile, the North Carolina Forest Service estimates a brush fire in the Blue Ridge Mountains ...
Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on ... plans if more evacuations were called in their neighborhoods. In North Carolina, the U.S. Forest Service said fire crews were working to contain ...
Henry McMaster had issued an executive order on ... officials said. In Polk County, North Carolina, near the border with South Carolina, a fast-moving brush fire ignited just after 2 p.m. local ...