Four young people have been arrested on suspicion of starting the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina history, officials said.

Two wildfires that started close to each other in the South Carolina mountains and burned an area over half the size of Hilton Head Island are nearly contained.

Three South Carolina men and a juvenile were charged with a misdemeanor Tuesday after authorities said their failure to properly put out their cigarettes sparked the Table Rock Fire that has burned more than 13,