Wildfires break out in the Carolinas

A series of wildfires have broken out in both North and South Carolina, prompting evacuation orders and a state of emergency. Dave Malkoff reports.

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[thexfile.]

And you thought grocery prices were high, welcome to Insurance hell.

[jeffrey]

Yall, you really need to be raking the Forrest. Ask President Musk. He can explain it better than I can.

[hopemarasco]

If only we had foresters and scientists who could have predicted this and educated the community about climate change, droughts, forest fire ecology, and mitigation.

[WusterAZ]

Where is Lindsey Graham? He is not doing a good job with maintaining the floor of the forest. He needs to resign now!

[CheesyAceGameplay]

Never in my life have I seen a fire that bad in SC

[nightstorm]

2025 will be known for wildfires and aircraft crashes.

[eddiearmijo]

Should not Burn A Cross in a Wooded Area.

[BobM.-toji]

How many of these people talked smack about California? My bet is all of them.

[tak]

dump is on his 12th hole in golf to worry about a sry red state 😂

[GingerB]

Praying For People & Animals ! God Protect Them !! Amen

[BP-]

Sorry we don't have any water to spare in California. They should have raked their leaves and pine needles.

[maryphelps]

Sure there will be a Response from the White House Tonight.

[peterpam]

Lahaina, L.A., Paradise, no water for firefighters, land grab, then yes! Smart cities! So predictable....

[CMane]

Oh, man… here we go again. These are the times when this country needs a real leader. No shenanigans.

[ThinkLascivious]

Can't wait to see who ol Trumpy blames this on. Guaranteed it's coming.

[jessicagreene]

Started by an idiot using a fire pit in windy conditions under a burn ban but blame Trump? Anyway, reality is the FD did a magnificent job in rough conditions and didn't lose a single home!

[-dp]

Well, they better make it easier for people to vote so that they can get federal funds to rebuild. Oh wait, those federal departments are gone. It's up to Lindsay Graham and the state governments. It sucks that this is happening.

[unified]

Need built 15 minutes city in there too?

[mgthqne]

Forest service fired volunteers needed

[Wildland_Firefighter]

The result of carelessness when a dry cold front coming through with Hurricane Helene debris everywhere.