SC Forestry Commission investigators will be in Carolina Forest this week to begin searching for the Myrtle Beach-area wildfire's origin, state officials said.

With fires raging in the Carolina Forest area of Myrtle Beach, no homes have burned down. Here’s what to know about why that is

We should get a web on this. While we all know that MB proper is not really affected, the rest of the country - watching the networks - don't understand that. I

The largest of the brush fires erupted Saturday in Carolina Forest, a community west of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The fire exploded in size overnight, forcing residents in at least half a dozen neighborhoods in the area to flee their homes early Sunday.

Rumors have swirled on social media claiming to know the exact cause of the blaze that briefly forced several neighborhood evacuations, but officials warn it’s still to early to know.

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has been flooded in recent days with conspiracy theories insisting the fires were started by powerful tech figures like Mark Zuckerberg as part of some dastardly attempt to turn Myrtle Beach into a so-called smart city.