Aerial Footage Shows Carolina Forest Fire Glowing Against Night Sky

A wildfire burning near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had grown to an estimated size of 1,600 acres as of Sunday evening, March 2, with 30 percent containment, https://www.facebook.com/horrycountyfirerescue/posts/pfbid06YAPjfP2cvXcScB1LQSeVjBDfip48FMK3k99HjQBbegRY9DiHh1FFN6VdJ1Xe7xyl officials said . Gov Henry McMaster https://x.com/jacksongosnell/status/1896240642159948078 issued a state of emergency in response to the ongoing fire situation. Horry County Fire Rescue https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1040716638081784&set=a.225873169566139 reported "heavy, low-hanging smoke" in the area on Monday morning, and advised motorists to "avoid driving in the general Carolina Forest Boulevard area." The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services https://www.facebook.com/horrycountyfirerescue/posts/pfbid02bcuqgeMyrXHLbexhxWKtXQFubJUtbCv5NW3qXQ1rpkicgEPmy9EKMbpDzdjt8B8tl issued an air-quality alert for Horry County. Footage captured by airline passenger Rebecca Cartledge shows the fire glowing as her flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, approached Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Saturday night. (Footage by Rebecca Cartledge/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A wildfire burning near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had grown to an estimated size of 1,600 acres as of Sunday evening, March 2, with 30 percent containment, https://www.facebook.com/horrycountyfirerescue/posts/pfbid06YAPjfP2cvXcScB1LQSeVjBDfip48FMK3k99HjQBbegRY9DiHh1FFN6VdJ1Xe7xyl officials said . Gov Henry McMaster https://x.com/jacksongosnell/status/1896240642159948078 issued a state of emergency in response to the ongoing fire situation. Horry County Fire Rescue https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1040716638081784&set=a.225873169566139 reported "heavy, low-hanging smoke" in the area on Monday morning, and advised motorists to "avoid driving in the general Carolina Forest Boulevard area." The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services https://www.facebook.com/horrycountyfirerescue/posts/pfbid02bcuqgeMyrXHLbexhxWKtXQFubJUtbCv5NW3qXQ1rpkicgEPmy9EKMbpDzdjt8B8tl issued an air-quality alert for Horry County. Footage captured by airline passenger Rebecca Cartledge shows the fire glowing as her flight from Charlotte, North Carolina, approached Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Saturday night. (Footage by Rebecca Cartledge/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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March 03, 2025
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Carolina Forest, South Carolina, United States
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