Fire officials
issued a smoke notice on Monday, March 3, due to the Carolina Forest Fire, warning residents that the area would be “blanketed with smoke, significantly affecting visibility” through Tuesday morning.The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services also
issued an air-quality alert for Horry County.The wildfire had grown to an estimated size of 1,600 acres as of Monday morning, with 30 percent containment,
officials said.Drone footage captured by Randy Duncan shows flames and smoke billowing from the wildfire in Myrtle Beach on Saturday. Credit: Randy Duncan via Storyful