HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — Alexandra Bialousow, charged with starting a fire that lost control, leading to the Covington Drive wildfire in Carolina Forest, avoided trial by agreeing to a diversion program.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission confirmed the agreement as part of a negotiated resolution.
Bialousow faced charges for regulating fires on certain lands and negligently allowing fire to spread after 2,000 acres were scorched in March…