A woman was arrested and charged in connection with a 2,000-acre fire that spread in South Carolina last week. Alexandra Bialousow, a 40-year-old Myrtle Beach resident, was arrested last week on charges of negligently allowing fire to spread and starting a fire in woodlands,

A South Carolina woman, Alexandra Bialousow, was arrested for allegedly starting the Covington Drive wildfire, which burned over 2,000 acres.

A South Carolina woman faces charges after igniting yard debris that burned out of control and allegedly sparked a wildfire that has scorched more than 2,000 acres near Myrtle Beach, the state’s forestry officials said.