Wildfires in the Upstate, Western NC: See our interactive map
The largest fires in the Upstate were the Table Rock Fire, which has burned about 1,000 acres, and the Persimmon Ridge Fire, which has burned more than 200 acres.
The largest fires in Western North Carolina were the Deep Woods and Black Cove fires in Polk County not far from the S.C. border, that forced evacuations and were burning over a combined 4,621 acres with 0% containment as of the evening of March 23.
Stay up to date with the location and size of fires with our South Carolina wildfire and smoke map. The map is interactive, is updated hourly and provides detailed information on each fire.
A burn ban is in place for all of South Carlina and North Carolina.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park also has issued a burn ban.
Todd Runkle is the Carolinas Connect editor and also a trending news editor for the Asheville Citizen Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at trunkle@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Greenville News: South Carolina wildfires map: The latest fire locations, details
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