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Myrtle Beach SC Wildfire Update

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Latest Update from the Chamber of Commerce

 

  • · 15,000 acres have been consumed

  • · 40 homes have been destroyed

  • · 100 homes have been damaged

  • · 2,500 citizens have been evacuated

  • · 250 citizens are currently in shelters located at the House of Blues and the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic Center

  • · Both Barefoot Resort and the Pelican Bay subdivisions have been evacuated

  • · There have been no fatalities or injuries reported due to the fire.

  • · Citizens are reminded that shelters cannot accept pets. There is limited space for evacuees' pets at either the Murrells Inlet Veterinary Hospital at 843-651-3355 or the Saint Frances Animal Hospital at 843-249-1988

  • · Hwy 31 is closed from the Grissom Parkway to Hwy 9

  • · Hwy 22 is closed from Hwy 90 into Myrtle Beach

  • · Hwy 17 and Hwy 90 are both open however citizens are advised to be wary of thick smoke

  • · Citizens with special medical needs can contact the South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control at 915-8804 regarding Special Medical Needs shelters.