A woman accused of igniting a more than 2,000 acre wildfire last week in South Carolina, threatening the lives and homes of hundreds, has been arrested and charged, officials said on Friday.
Horry County firefighters and South Carolina Forestry Commission are working to extinguish a more than 2,000-acre wildfire that has burned for seven days in the Myrtle Beach area.
Thousands of acres are ablaze in North and South Carolina as the states could face severe weather on Wednesday.
Drier conditions are increasing the risk of flare-ups while crews battle the Carolina Forest wildfire for a sixth straight day.
Residents in South Carolina fled their homes in a panic on Sunday, March 2 after a raging forest fire quickly grew in size.