This is a printer friendly version of an article from The Item.com
To print this article open the file menu and choose Print.
Close
Article published: Jul 3, 2009 Wildfire near S.C. coast alarms residents
MYRTLE BEACH (AP) – Fire officials near the South Carolina coast say a wildfire has been contained after it burned several acres not far from the area where a fire burned 30 square miles earlier this year.
Multiple media outlets reported the fire was contained Wednesday evening after about three hours. No injuries have been reported.
Horry County Fire Rescue spokesman Todd Cartner says no homes were threatened by the blaze near U.S. 501 and state Highway 31.
The National Weather Service early Thursday canceled a smoke advisory for the area. The weather service says smoke was not affecting travel.
The fire Wednesday was about six miles from the April fire that destroyed about 75 homes and caused about $25 million in damages.