HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) – A woman has been charged in connection to the massive Carolina Forest wildfire.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission booked 40-year-old Alexandra Bialousow into jail Thursday for negligently allowing fire to spread to lands of another and regulation of fires on certain lands chapter violation charges, records show.

Alexandra Bialousow(J. Reuben Long Detention Center)

Bialousow allegedly started a fire to burn debris Saturday in a backyard fire pit close to a tree line in the Covington Lakes community.

The South Carolina Forestry Commission said Bialousow “did not have an appropriate water source readily available or “any garden tools on hand to control the fire.”

SCFC said Bialousow’s lack of resources led the fire to spread to land owned by Walker Woods HOA. It is worth noting that Horry County and the state of South Carolina were under a burn ban on Saturday.

A spokesperson for McLeod Health confirmed that Bialousow works for the healthcare provider.

As of writing, the Carolina Forest wildfire has spread to 2,059 acres.

The fire also led to scary evacuations of around seven Carolina Forest neighborhoods Saturday into Sunday morning. The evacuation orders were lifted Sunday afternoon

A dramatic and terrifying new video shows the early morning evacuations in the Walkers Woods neighborhood.

SCFC offered a breakdown of the penalties Bialousow could face if convicted:

Negligently allowing fire to spread to lands or property of another.

Upon conviction of this offense, suspect must be imprisoned for not less than five days nor more than thirty days or be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars.

Starting fire in woodlands, grasslands, and other places unlawful unless certain precautions are taken.

Upon conviction of this offense, suspect may be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for a first offense.

Bialousow remains booked at the J. Reuben Long Detention Center.

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