Wildfires Ravage Myrtle Beach: Thousands Evacuated! 🚨🔥 The Myrtle Beach area is facing its largest wildfire in state history, and residents are finally being allowed to return home after massive evacuations. Over the weekend, several neighborhoods in the Carolina Forest area were evacuated due to the ferocious fires blazing across Myrtle Beach. As of 4:30 p.m. Sunday, all previously evacuated residents can now return home, according to Horry County spokesperson Mikayla Moskov. However, as residents return, they will encounter law enforcement checkpoints and are urged to watch for rekindling hot spots and to call 911 if assistance is needed. The Carolina Forest fire has scorched roughly 1,200 acres, while a second wildfire near S.C. 22 has burned 800 acres. The smaller fire is 80% contained, but the Carolina Forest fire remains uncontained, though there's a "good line" around its perimeter. Flightradar24 shows planes dropping water on key areas to control the fire. ...
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