Myrtle Beach fire cause identified

The South Carolina Forestry Commission said the wildfire that has charred about 19,600 acres appears to have originated as a yard waste fire.

The fire seems to have been caused by yard debris in the Woodlawn subdivision, an unincorporated part of Horry County, halfway between Conway and North Myrtle Beach.



The cause of a South Carolina wildfire that has charred about 19,600 acres appears to be a yard debris fire, the head of the state's Forestry Commission said Friday.

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