A fire was reported in Carolina Forest area near Redwolf Trail in South Carolina on Tuesday and scary visuals from the scene were shared by onlookers.
A fire was reported in Carolina Forest area near Redwolf Trail in South Carolina on Tuesday. (Facebook/Allie Jean)
They added “The South Carolina Forestry Commission and Horry County Police Department are assisting. People may see smoke and firefighter response in the area for an extended duration.”
Also Read | Texas oil rig explosion: 5 things to know as massive blast, fire shake Nacogdoches County near Etoile; videos emerge
The fire is estimated to be at 7 acres as per the report. “The smoke plume is large and very active on skycam and also now visible on radar,” he added.
A WPDE reporter wrote “A wildfire has broken out on Redwolf Trail behind Lowes Food store in Carolina Forest.” The journalist shared a video of the blaze as did many others.
Carolina forest fire: Scary visuals emerge
The WPDE reporter put up a video. Smoke could be seen from a distance from a vehicle on the highway.
A local scanner page also wrote “Something on fire in carolina forest by the lowes foods,” and shared a photo.
“It is the woods behind reserve Apartments,” one person wrote, sharing a photo with firefighters on scene.
“This is what we wanted to avoid,” another meteorologist wrote. A person shared another photo showing smoke rising to the sky.
A map of where the fire broke out was also shared. A meteorologist with a local channel wrote “Here’s the location of the fire (called the Horry Redwolf Tr Fire) in Carolina Forest. Firefighters are currently assessing the size of the fire and protecting structures. Right now, it’s estimated to be 7 acres.”
On X, a person shared a video and wrote “A new fire has developed near Redwolf Trail in Carolina Forest. Let’s hope fire officials can get a handle on this quickly.”
Meanwhile, one person wrote in comments “I was praying that we weren’t gonna have any wildfires. Hope they get it contained soon.” Another shared a photo from River Oaks.
Another set of photos were shared with the person writing “Here’s photos of the ongoing wildfire in Carolina Forest.”
They added that the fire is reportedly closer to Black Creek than The Farm.”
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More
