Brush fires exploded in both North Carolina and South Carolina on Saturday, forcing officials to order evacuations.
Fire Polk County, North CarolinaHe was burning at least 400 hectares and was in zero containment at the end of Saturday night, he said the North Carolina Fire Service in CBS News. He said that the structures could be at risk and that officials would examine potential damage on Sunday morning.
Polk County urged residents on the United States 176 roads between Tryon cities and greets to evacuate, warning on Facebook that the fire spread rapidly as several fire parks worked in containment. Tryon and Saluda are about 40 kilometers south of Asheville.
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A great fire that burns near the forest of Carolina. (Horry County Fire Rescue)
The county said that displaced residents could be at the Polk County meeting place in Columbus.
In South CarolinaThe rescue of Horry County Firefighters ordered the evacuation of residents of various neighborhoods in the Carolina Forest, located about 10 kilometers west of Myrtle Beach, as the crews work to contain a fire.
« The crews continue to work a great fire near the Carolina Forest, » said Fire Rescue on Facebook. « Horry County is supervising the weather forecast and is preparing to adjust the course of our lives and the protection of property in the event that the conditions evolve. »
In South Carolina a ban of burns across the state was issued due to dangerous conditions of forest fires. (Horry County Fire Rescue)
Two planes and a Blackhawk helicopter would leave water on the fire on Sunday morning, said South Carolina’s state representative Tim McGinnis told Facebook, quoting an update he received from Forester State Scott Phillips. The tractors were also on their way to help excavating lines around the fire to help it contain it.
South Carolina Governor Henrey McMaster, a Republican, announced that a ban on burns throughout the state is in effect due to dangerous conditions of forest fires. He said anyone who starts a state in the state will go to prison, as fire teams work to contain various fires throughout the state.
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The rescue of Horry County Firefighters ordered the evacuation of residents of various neighborhoods in the Carolina Forest. (Horry County Fire Rescue)
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A red flag warning of the National Meteorological Service expired on Saturday night in the west of North Carolina and the state of South Carolina. Red flag warnings mean criticism Weather conditions of fire either are passing or are about to pass.
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