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Fast-moving wildfire threatens coastal tourist towns in south carolina

Myrtle Beach, SC – APRIL 23: Scott Vereen (front) and Paul Green spray down the area around their family’s home, trying to keep raging wildfires at bay on April 23, 2009 near Conway, SC. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford declared a state of emergency Thursday for a coastal county where a wildfire has consumed thousands of acres and destroyed dozens of homes. (Photo by Logan Mock-Bunting)