The massive Carolina Forest wildfire remains over halfway contained going into day nine of its burn. FIRST ALERT | Clouds build today, showers and downpours ahead for Monday South Carolina Forestry Commission said crews will continue to monitor and patrol the lines in the northeastern area of the fire,
Thousands of acres are ablaze in North and South Carolina as the states could face severe weather on Wednesday.
Horry County firefighters and South Carolina Forestry Commission are working to extinguish a more than 2,000-acre wildfire that has burned for seven days in the Myrtle Beach area.
Residents in South Carolina fled their homes in a panic on Sunday, March 2 after a raging forest fire quickly grew in size.
A wildfire in the Carolina Forest area of South Carolina, near Myrtle Beach, has spread to more than 2,000 acres Tuesday. Firefighters are concerned about the strong winds that are expected to pick up Tuesday.
The active fire is 30 percent contained. On Monday, it covered 1,600 acres, but it has since grown to nearly 2,060 acres. SCFC Director of Communications Doug Wood told Newsweek that a fire of that size can take days to extinguish.