SC residents who lost everything in wildfire want to know why warnings came so late

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Residents who lost everything in an April wildfire are asking why officials gave them just minutes to evacuate when flames had been raging for most of the previous day.

SC firefighters who survived roaring blaze continue helping to contain coastal wildfire

CONWAY, S.C. — Wayne Springs and Terry Cook tried to outrun a South Carolina wildfire as it started ripping through forests and homes near the coast. The two state forestry technicians survived by huddling in portable fire shelters, and four days later they were still stomping out the blaze.

SC officials say wildfire containment still holding, but wind shift expected Monday

CONWAY, S.C. — South Carolina forestry officials say a wildfire that’s destroyed more than 70 houses is mostly contained, but firefighters are preparing for shifting winds that could drive danger to other areas.

SC forestry officials say overnight fire forecast good, but no rest until completely contained

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina firefighters continued Saturday to snuff out the hotspots of a wildfire smoldering near the coast for four days and officials said the blaze that once came perilously close to the state’s tourist mecca appeared to be mostly contained.

SC officials say winds remain factor in spread of massive wildfire being brought under control

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Homeowners picked through the rubble of destroyed houses Saturday as officials warned stiffening afternoon winds could push a four-day South Carolina wildfire toward other inland homes.

Firefighters have good day battling huge SC blaze; coastal wildfire now 80 percent contained

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina forestry officials say a coastal wildfire that has burned 31 square miles is now 80 percent contained.

Accused of setting yard fire that mushroomed, man wonders why SC firefighters not taking blame

CONWAY, S.C. — Marc Torchi and his family have been getting death threats since South Carolina officials blamed him for the wildfire that has destroyed more than 70 homes and scorched 31 square miles, causing an estimated $16 million in damage.

SC woman says don’t blame husband after firefighters didn’t put out blaze that became wildfire

CONWAY, S.C. — The wife of a man who started a South Carolina trash fire being blamed for causing a raging wildfire that has destroyed 70 homes says her family did everything it could to put out the weekend blaze.

SC forest fire chief blames massive wildfire on small blaze that firefighters thought was out

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Firefighters responded twice to a yard fire that South Carolina officials believe rekindled four days later, igniting a massive blaze that had destroyed more than 70 homes and continued to char 31 square miles near Myrtle Beach on Friday.

SC forest fire chief says local firefighters thought small blaze that caused huge fire was out

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s forest fire chief says local firefighters thought they’d extinguished a yard fire last weekend that rekindled days later, destroying some 70 homes and charring 31 square miles near Myrtle Beach.

SC forest fire chief says yard debris burn started massive blaze that has destroyed 70 homes

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s forest fire chief says a blaze set by a person burning yard debris caused the raging wildfire that has destroyed 70 homes near Myrtle Beach.

Early damage estimate in SC coastal wildfire is $8.3 million; some evacuees allowed back home

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Officials say a wildfire that is burning for a third day near the South Carolina coast has caused more than $8 million in damage.

South Carolina wildfire, biggest in decades, destroys homes at random; new wind in forecast

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s worst wildfire in at least three decades threatened to intensify Friday after a lull overnight, when calm winds and firebreaks helped contain the blaze that demolished homes and roared through woods just miles from the most-populated stretch of the state’s tourist beaches.

Calm winds limit spread of wildfire near Myrtle Beach. S.C.; northern turn expected

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Firefighters say calm winds overnight allowed them to hold steady against a wildfire that has burned 31 square miles near one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist areas.

Calm winds limit spread of wildfire near SC coast overnight; northern turn expected

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Firefighters say calm winds overnight allowed them to hold steady against a wildfire that has burned 31 square miles near one of South Carolina’s busiest tourist areas.

South Carolina wildfire, biggest in decades, destroys homes at random; northern turn expected

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Spurting embers from a wildfire destroyed dozens of homes but left others among them untouched as it began turning away from the most-populated stretch of South Carolina’s beaches.

Myrtle Beach, S.C., wildfire biggest in 3 decades; flames threaten famous golf courses

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area’s world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season.

SC officials say progress made containing state’s biggest wildfire in more than 3 decades

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Authorities say a wildfire along South Carolina’s coast has now burned nearly 31 square miles but is partly contained.

South Carolina wildfire is biggest in more than 3 decades; flames threaten famous golf courses

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area’s world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season.

30 more homes being evacuated as SC wildfire spreads away from main tourist sites

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Officials in South Carolina have evacuated 30 more homes as a wildfire spread away from the main tourist areas in North Myrtle Beach.

South Carolina wildfire is biggest in more than 3 decades; flames threaten famous golf courses

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area’s world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season.

SC wildfire spreads near Myrtle Beach tourist spot; hundreds flee as dozens of homes burn

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A coastal wildfire spread Thursday near one of the busiest tourist stretches in South Carolina, burning dozens of homes and forcing hundreds to flee in the middle of the night. No injuries were reported and officials said the blaze appeared to be heading several miles north of the most densely populated areas.

SC governor issues state of emergency for coastal county hit by wildfire near Myrtle Beach

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Gov. Mark Sanford has declared a state of emergency for the South Carolina county where a fire has burned thousands of acres near one of the state’s busiest tourist areas.

SC wildfire burns dozens of homes; hundreds flee as flames head for Myrtle Beach tourist spot

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A coastal wildfire spread early Thursday toward one of the busiest tourist stretches in South Carolina, burning dozens of homes and forcing hundreds to flee in the middle of the night. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters say SC wildfire that charred 3,000 acres spreading near popular Myrtle Beach

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A coastal wildfire spread early Thursday toward one of the busiest tourist stretches in South Carolina after destroying more than three dozen homes.

Firefighters fear heavy winds could keep spreading SC wildfire near popular Myrtle Beach

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Firefighters fear another day of strong winds and low humidity could keep spreading a coastal wildfire that has charred thousands of acres and spread smoke over some of the busiest tourist spots in South Carolina.

Wind-whipped SC wildfire chars 3,000 acres, destroys home; smoke blows over busy tourist spots

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A rapidly spreading coastal wildfire destroyed one home and forced dozens of people to flee their houses Wednesday as high winds fanned the flames and blew walls of smoke over some of the busiest tourists spots in South Carolina.