Wildfires are raging across North and South Carolina, prompting South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency. Residents are on high alert as fires evade containment, with new video showing smoke billowing near homes in Myrtle Beach’s Carolina Forest. Strong winds through Tuesday threaten to spread the flames. FOX News’ Jonathan Serrie reports from near Myrtle Beach on evacuation orders and containment efforts.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Firefighters continue to battle the 1,600-acre wildfire burning near Myrtle Beach.
The fire started Saturday, and quickly exploded in size. The South Carolina Forestry Commission said Sunday evening the fire was 30% contained.
Several other fires ignited over the weekend as humidity was low and gusty winds fanned the flames.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster enacted a state of emergency as several agencies worked to contain the blazes.
Visuals from over the weekend showed firefighters working hard to battle the fires and thick smoke suffocating the skies of South Carolina.
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 02: Firefighters attend to a flare-up in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Multiple forest fires in the area have caused evacuations along the South Carolina coast. (Sean Rayford)
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 02: A firefighter carries a hose in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Multiple forest fires in the area have caused evacuations along the South Carolina coast. ( Sean Rayford)
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 02: A firefighter battles a flare-up in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Multiple forest fires in the area have caused evacuations along the South Carolina coast. (Sean Rayford)
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 2: Firefighters battle a blaze in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Multiple forest fires in the area have caused evacuations along the South Carolina coast. (Sean Rayford)
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 2: Firefighters battle a blaze in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Multiple forest fires in the area have caused evacuations along the South Carolina coast. (Sean Rayford)
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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA – MARCH 2: Smoke rises behind homes as firefighters battle a blaze in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Multiple forest fires in the area have caused evacuations along the South Carolina coast. (Sean Rayford)
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This photo shows flames illuminating the night sky as a wildfire rages in Horry County, South Carolina. (horrycountyfirerescue/Facebook)
Video from Monday morning showed a big cloud of smoke drifting into the sky in Myrtle Beach from the fire.
Video from Monday shows heavy gray smoke filling the sky in Myrtle Beach as firefighters continue to fight 1,600-acre wildfire.
On Sunday evening, residents of Carolina Forest captured video of the fire creeping up on homes and burning trees.
Residents of Carolina Forest were under evacuation orders over the weekend as wildfire erupted nearby. Video from Sunday night shows firefighters battling a wall of fire near houses in the city.
Fire crews can be seen in the video spraying water on the towering orange flames. Emergency lights flash red and blue, providing a sharp contrast.
Heavy smoke filled the skies in neighborhoods in Carolina Forest, as residents were forced to flee the fast-approaching blaze.
Two wildfires are raging in Horry County, putting several structures at risk and prompting evacuations. No one has been injured and no structures have been burned in the fires, officials said.
Fire trucks and police vehicles seen in the above video sit in a neighborhood, ready to fight any structures that caught fire.
As of Sunday evening, no structures were burned, according to Horry County Fire Rescue.
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources was working hard over the weekend to help contain the fires on the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management property in Horry County.
On Sunday afternoon, video of thick gray smoke shrouding the South Carolina horizon was captured in Myrtle Beach.
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a State of Emergency on Sunday for the ongoing wildfires burning near Myrtle Beach.
On Saturday evening, after the fires first broke out and emergency crews were working to achieve containment, a video was taken from an airplane approaching landing in Myrtle Beach.
Fires illuminate the dark ground below, displaying the size of the fire at that time, which was roughly 1,000 acres.
Video captured Saturday showed the fires burning near Myrtle Beach from an airplane. The fire has since spread to 1,600 acres, officials said.