Officials share bird’s eye view of aftermath of Table Rock fire
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Forestry Commission shared brand new pictures showing the aftermath of the Table Rock fire.
In the photos, you can see many of the areas that were once green are now a shaded color because of the damage.
Officials said you can even see the black soot left on the face of Table Rock.
The historic fire burned more than 13,000 acres.
Three suspects were arrested on charges related to the fires.
Tristan William Tyler, 18, Isaac David Wilson, 18, and Nyzaire Jah-Neiz Marsh, 19, are charged with arson, negligently allowing fire to spread to lands of another.
The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office said first responders noticed a rapidly growing wildfire while searching for a missing hiker on March 21.
The search group located and evacuated seven hikers, several of which were questioned about how the fire started.
SCFC investigators and detectives with the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office later gathered evidence that identified the suspects as part of the fire’s origin, officials said.
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According to arrest warrants, the suspects were smoking on a hiking trail and did not extinguish their cigarettes in a proper and safe way.
A magistrate set a $7,500 bond for each adult suspect.
Tyler, Wilson and Marsh paid their bonds and were released from the Pickens County Detention Center.
If guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, the sentencing for these charges are imprisonment for no less than five days and no more than 30 days or to being no less than $25 and no more than $200.
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