Forest fires rage in North and South Carolina and force evacuations

Note from the publisher: This story reflects news about the forest fires in North and South Carolina for Sunday, March 2. For the latest news, visit our story about the Carolina fire for Monday, March 3.

Dozens of forest fires raged in North and South Carolina on Sunday and prompted the officials to issue evacuation orders and emergency shelters, since both countries and a large part of the east coast fought with dry conditions and gusty winds.

In South Carolina, 175 forest fires burned across the state, according to the office of the state firefighter, over 4,200 hectares of land and exhausted resources of fire fighting. The reaction operations were carried out in various areas, including horry, Spartanburg, Union, Oconee and Pickens Counties.

The largest of the brush fire broke out on Saturday in Carolina Forest, a municipality west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The fire exploded overnight overnight and forced the residents in at least half a dozen quarter to flee from their houses, civil servants said.

From 5:30 p.m. local time on Sunday, the fire grew to more than 1,600 acres and, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission, contained 30%. At 7:30 p.m., some residents who were forced to evacuate were reclaimed in their houses, said Horry County Fire Rescue in a statement.

The inferno, which approach near houses, show dramatic videos, whipping as flames and sending stacks of smoke into the air. Officials said no structures were destroyed and no injuries were reported.

The governor of South Carolina, Henry McMaster, spent an emergency state on Sunday to unlock donations and resources for ongoing reaction efforts. A nationwide ban on outdoor fires remains in force, he said.

“This state of emergency ensures that our first aiders who work tirelessly and risk their lives to protect our communities from these forest fires have the resources they need,” said McMaster in a statement.

The South Carolina National Guard said she supported the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on Sunday in horry County in Horry County. The State National Guard prepared two Blackhawk helicopters, which can carry around 600 gallons of water.

In an update on Sunday evening, the Horry County Fire Rescue said the residents in districts, which were evacuated due to the forest fire from Carolina Forest region, can resign again. From 7:30 p.m., no structures were influenced by the running fire and no injuries were reported.

“The residents can expect first aiders in the affected areas over a longer period of time,” said the department. “Smoke will also be visible over a longer period of time. People who travel around the area are asked to be careful, since smoke can reduce visibility, especially after darkness.”

According to the horry County Fire Rescue, the international drive, which runs through Carolina Forest, remains closed to the fire gates. The department advised drivers to use alternative routes of motorways 501, 22 and 31.

According to the department, around 410 employees and at least 127 fire protection devices were involved in the fire reaction.

Jason Daily, 52, was at home in Western Myrtle Beach when he received an evacuation order on his phone on Sunday morning. He lived in a coastal city that tended to hurricanes and already had a cast with important documents, but he still had to bring his two African Serval cats, cages and ravens to their kennel.

Within 30 minutes he grabbed the animals in his truck and went to the nearby city of Conway, where his contract business has a business. There he let out the cats and started a grill in the parking lot for evacuity.

On Saturday he heard about the quickly moving fire and began to see Rauch in front of his windows. It was “everything you could smell,” he said.

A retired firefighter has been living in horry County for decades every day. He said this fire was the worst that he had seen in the region since 2009 when a massive fire consumed over 19,000 acres of land and destroyed 76 houses, including some of his friend.

“I'm worried about our home, but it is just a habic area that can be replaced,” said Daily, who was offered a few accommodation options if he cannot return home on Sunday. “Everything that is important to me is out of the house.”

In North Carolina, a forest fire in the Blue Ridge Mountains threatened the communities of Saluda and Tryon, which are located near the border of South Carolina.

The so-called Melrose fire burned 400 acres of land on Sunday afternoon and, according to Polk County Not Emergency Management, was not connected. “So far, evacuations for those in the affected areas of this fire are still voluntary,” said the agency.

The state's forest service said his staff fought against the air and the ground with local firefighters.

The fire brigade in Saluda said in a statement on Facebook that the fire had apparently started “from a dilapidated streamline”.

Myrtle Beach, a house in the coast of almost 40,000 people, had no damage from the great fire that spread in East South Carolina, although it is close enough to see the smoke.

The Blaze has sunk over 1,200 hectares in Carolina Forest, a municipality west of Myrtle Beach, where the residents fled from their houses in several parts of the city.

The Myrtle Beach fire brigade is one of more than 30 agencies, the horry County Fire Brigade Rescue Rescue fight against fire.

The National Weather Service advised from Georgia to New Jersey on Sunday, which warn of an increased risk of forest fires.

“The combination of dry fuels and low relative humidity continues to raise concerns about dangerous fire behavior on Sunday”, the Weather Service Office in Columbia, South Carolina. “While the winds are lighter, the dry conditions will probably continue to be a problem.”

The weather service resulted in a special weather end for the increased risk of spreading forest fires in Central and South -New Jersey, Southeast Pennsylvania, Delaware and Northeastern Maryland.

“The minimal relative humidity values will be near 20% in combination with northwest winds near 10 to 15 miles per hour and gusts of up to 25 miles per hour,” said the weather service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. “These conditions could support the rapid spread of any fires that ignite, which could be difficult to control quickly.”

The Georgia Forestry Commission said that it reacted to 137 forest fires that had burned more than 2,300 acres across the state on Saturday. The agency warned that the conditions that were expected to be improved on Sunday should “be extremely careful what can begin with fires outdoors”.

In New Jersey, two forest fires burned, including one in Mercer County and one in Salem County.

Salem County's fire burned about 50 acres by Saturday evening and, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, was contained 85%. No structures or streets were affected.

The fire from Mercer County spent more than 270 acres and contained 80% by Sunday morning, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The agency said that 30 residential structures and four trade structures had been threatened.

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

Forest fires rage in North and South Carolina and force evacuations

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