Check here for updates as hundreds of crews work to contain the 2,059-acre fire that broke out on Covington Drive Saturday in the Carolina Forest area. 7 P.M. TUESDAY One person was cited and another arrested on charges of illegal burning in separate parts of the county amid a statewide

Residents in communities across the state, including Pickens County, had to flee homes because of the blazes brought on by dry and windy conditions

Heavy smoke blankets Carolina Forest area and visibility is limited. Burn ban remains in place across SC on March 3 as wildfire still burns near Myrtle Beach.

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.