Carolinas Wildfires Trigger State Of Emergency In South, North Battles With 9 Active Fires

In photo: people watch as a wildfire burns close to properties in Riverside, California, on July 21, 2024. (Credit: AFP)

KEY POINTS

• Some 175 fires were estimated to have sparked across South Carolina over the weekend
• Most fires in the south have been contained and several are controlled, but the 1,600-acre Myrtle Beach fire rages on
• Dozens of new fires were reported Sunday night in North Carolina even as the state grapples with 9 active fires

Raging wildfires across the Carolinas have prompted South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency Sunday as firefighters raced with time to quench fires that have burned thousands of acres.