Evacuation Ordered as 175 Fires Break Out in South and North Carolina Washington, 3 Ma (ONA) --- The governor of South Carolina in the United States has declared a state of emergency, while firefighters were battling 175 wildfires that erupted across South and North Carolina overnight amid windy and dry conditions, threatening homes and prompting evacuations. There are ongoing response operations to the sprawling wildfires that had burned a combined 4,200 acres ...