The prevailing wind flow out of the south and west is helping to send smoke from wildfires burning in Georgia and Florida into South Carolina.

Photos shared from the site on Thursday showed fire and black smoke coming from the ground.

As cigarette smoking decreases and fires rise in frequency, "wildfire smoke may emerge as an increasingly important driver of cancer burden in the United States," a study author said.

Gov. Kemp declares emergency as wildfire smoke pushes air quality to unhealthy levels across region

Santa Barbara County fire crews responded Thursday to smoking cliffs in Hope Ranch, where a long-known geological quirk can spark heat, smoke, and occasional small fires.

People living nearby are urged to close windows and doors as smoke billows from the fire.

A weekend shootout at a smoke shop in the Benton Park West neighborhood has resulted in that business being asked to close – and possibly condemned.