Firefighters respond to seven-acre woods fire by International Drive

Horry County Fire Rescue is responding to an approximately seven-acre woods fire in front of Breakers Point Apartments near International Drive on Tuesday, April 21.

Planes have been deployed to dump water on the fire site. Crews gather water from the Intracoastal Waterway and fly directly to the site of the fire, and complete that process in cycles.

HCFR says firefighters were dispatched around 2:30 p.m. to the area of North Shore Drive and Redwolf Trail and are assisted by the South Carolina Forestry Commission and Horry County Police Department.

First responders will remain in the area until the fire is fully contained…

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