Myrtle Beach Fires – Myrtle Beach fires that began early Wednesday are spreading across more than 3000 acres in the popular Horry County tourist spot in South Carolina.
Myrtle beach fires jumped a highway and destroyed about 40 homes and forced hundreds to evacuate to shelters.
The blazing Horry County fires burned the Cane Patch, a 3 hole golf course on Wednesday night and the popular ‘restaurant row’ was engulfed in thick smoke on Wednesday night.
The cause of the blaze was not yet determined but an Horry County Fire Rescue spokesman said that the fire started around noon on Wednesday in some woods about six miles east of Conway.
To worsen the situation, the fire spread to Carolina Bays, geographic structures of organic material that fuel the blaze and burn for a very long time.
Firefighters hope that the Intracoastal Waterway will act as a natural barrier to keep the Myrtle Beach fires from spreading to the more densely populated areas of Myrtle Beach.
That’s the latest news about the Myrtle Beach Fires.
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April 23rd, 2009 at 10:11 am
Officials report that the Grand Dunes Myrtle Beach resort is in the path of the fire. The popular golf course resort, Grande Dunes Myrtle Beach.
May 6th, 2009 at 2:43 am
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