Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency

South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Sunday as raging wildfires spread across South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia, scorching thousands of acres and forcing evacuations in multiple communities.

Firefighters were battling multiple wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, authorities said.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Sunday as wildfires in the Carolinas and Georgia scorched thousands of acres and forced people to flee their homes.

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Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency ... The fires reported in North Carolina range in size from less than one acre to more than 600 acres, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.

Henry McMaster (R) declared a state of emergency ... Another fire, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, stretched to about 400 acres, according to the North Carolina Forest Service.

Henry McMaster on Sunday declared a state of emergency ... will stay in effect until further notice. Meanwhile, the North Carolina Forest Service estimates a brush fire in the Blue Ridge Mountains ...

Firefighters battled over 170 blazes across North and South Carolina over the weekend as ... forcing Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency on Sunday. The order aimed to bolster ...

Henry McMaster had issued an executive order on ... officials said. In Polk County, North Carolina, near the border with South Carolina, a fast-moving brush fire ignited just after 2 p.m. local ...