Nearly 200 wildfires erupted across both North and South Carolina over the weekend which prompted evacuations as the flames threatened homes in both states. As of Monday morning, the fight to contain them continues.

Firefighters are battling blazes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, and officials stress that residents should avoid starting any new fires.

Heavy smoke blanketed the Carolina Forest area, a community just west of Myrtle Beach, where the largest fire raged across 1,600 acres, fire officials said.