The wildfire, officials said, was started after the four were smoking on a hiking trail at the state park and did not put out their cigarettes. Sheriff Tommy Blankenship said the group of teenage hikers’ alleged action has cut short efforts to locate Womacks.

Progress was made over the weekend in fighting the Table Rock wildfire in South Carolina.Get the latest updates on fire containment, how the rain is helping and evacuation updates here. Sign up for our NewslettersMonday evening update from South Carolina Forestry Commission:The Table Rock Fire is at 30% containment.

South Carolina Forestry Commission agents made the arrests Tuesday in the Table Rock and Persimmon Ridge wildfires, the state's largest-ever