Multiple wildfires erupt in the Carolinas, force evacuations

Brush fires that erupted amid dry and windy conditions caused officials in both North and South Carolina to order evacuations Saturday.

A fire in North Carolina's Polk County was burning at least 400 acres and was at zero containment, according to Jeremy Waldrop with the North Carolina Fire Service. Waldrop said that structures could be at risk and officials would assess any potential damage Sunday morning.

Polk County announced evacuations in a Facebook Post for residents along U.S. Highway 176 between Tryon and Saluda, warning that the fire is spreading rapidly, and multiple departments were working on containment.