More Carolina Forest neighborhoods evacuated as wildfire reaches 1200 acres
Homes in Carolina Forest are at risk due to a 1,200-acre fire.
Due to the ongoing wildfire and the threat to structures, public safety officials are evacuating the following areas as of 6:12 a.m. on Sunday: Harvest Drive from Moonbeam Ct. to Tidelands Ct. in the Spring Lake community in Carolina Forest; Blackberry Lane from the intersections of Spring Lake Drive including Pennyroyal Ct., Alyssum Ct., and Bluebonnet Ct.
Horry County Fire Rescue (HCFR) said that officials evacuated the Avalon neighborhood of Carolina Forest and the Walkers Woods neighborhood’s Reserve area because of active wildfires.
County police and fire crews have issued another evacuation order for Covington Drive from Summerhill Drive to the community center in the Covington Lakes neighborhood of Carolina Forest. This order was issued around 4:45 a.m. due to the ongoing changes in the wind patterns impacting the wildfire.
Overnight, Horry County officials issued new evacuations at 3:15 a.m. Those include homes along Arrow Wood Court, Indianola Court, and Tuckahoe Road in the Walkers Woods neighborhood.
As of 11:57 p.m. on Saturday, evacuations are in place for the Indigo Bay, the Farm, and the Summerlyn neighborhoods of Carolina Forest.
As of 7:30 p.m., residents of Tuckahoe Road and Wyandot Court can return home, but much of the remainder of Walkers Woods and Avalon remains evacuated.
As of 9:30 p.m., the fire is actively burning behind the Avalon neighborhood and extends across a wide expanse of non-residential land toward Highway 90 and International Drive. HCFR reported the fire was roughly behind Birnamwood Court, saying these areas were of the highest concern for potential evacuations “if weather and fire conditions evolve.”
Other areas near Carolina Forest do not have official evacuation notices but should remain cautious at this time.
Bellegrove residents are not currently in the evacuation order; however, given the proximity, HCFR encourages residents – and all residents in Carolina Forest – to prepare as if you will evacuate and heed all directives from public safety personnel.
“In the event of an evacuation, community members will see public safety personnel (police, fire, EMS, etc.) come through the neighborhood to deliver messages via PA system and door-knocking, Those who are registered for Code Red or follow us on social media will also receive notifications via their phone and/or email,” according to HCFR.