South Carolina arrests 3 young men for allegedly starting wildfire after failing to extinguish cigarettes

South Carolina officials are accusing three young men of starting the Table Rock Fire near Pickens after failing to "extinguish their cigarettes in a proper and safe manner."

"According to the arrest warrant affidavits, the suspects took part in smoking activities on a hiking trail at the [Table Rock] state park and did not extinguish their cigarettes in a proper and safe manner, which officials allege led to the ignition of the Table Rock Fire," the South Carolina Forestry Commission said in a statement.  Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

The agency said "Pickens County sheriff’s deputies, state park personnel and other first responders discovered a rapidly growing wildfire" at Table Rock State Park on March 21 while searching for a missing hiker in the area.