Planning a beach trip anytime soon? You just might want to go to the mountains instead. 
Smoke billows at the Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, S.C. on Wednesday, April 22, 2009.
Gov. Mark Sanford has declared a state of emergency for the South Carolina county where a fire has burned thousands of acres near one of the state's busiest tourist areas. Sanford on Thursday ordered the state of emergency for Horry County. He said the blaze has destroyed dozens of homes and consumed 15,000 acres, or about 23 square miles, nearly double earlier estimates.
No injuries have been reported.
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Fires, 'wall of smoke' close in on S.C. tourist spots
Photographers are capturing the frightening scene as the large coastal blaze spreads.
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