In Clarendon County alone, over 600 acres have burned in the past 48 hours, stretching emergency resources to the limit.

The burn ban was put in place on March 1st prohibiting all outdoor burning including yard debris, prescribed burning and campfires. According to the state Fire Marshall there are more than 175 wildfires with ongoing operations.

Firefighters were battling 175 wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, threatening homes and prompting evacuations, authorities said. There are