A total of 10 wildfires were burning in North Carolina at the same time, according to the state’s forest service. Officials reported on Thursday, March 27 that eight wildfires were active across six North Carolina counties.

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 a combined 6,000 acres with 0% containment as of Tuesday evening.

Wildfires in the Carolinas have taken over 10,000 acres and more evacuations, according to officials. In the Carolinas, wildfires have set 14,068.9 acres ablaze, according to the South Carolina Forestry Commission and the North Carolina Forest Service. Two of the biggest fires in North Carolina are responsible for at least half of that.

At least eight active wildfires are burning across both states on Monday, some of which have prompted evacuations.

Wildfires continue to rage in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate. Stay with the Citizen Times Friday for live updates.

In the Carolinas, wildfires have set 11,314 acres ablaze, and two of the biggest fires in North Carolina are responsible for at least half of that. Both South Carolina and North Carolina have issued burn bans to help mitigate future flames, according to media advisories.

In 2009, another large wildfire hit Horry County, where it burned more than 19,000 acres. Seven years later, the largest mountain wildfire in South Carolina's history ignited and burned more than 10,600 acres in Table Rock State Park after a campfire grew out of control.

The weather over the next few days remains concerning,” the forestry commission said, amid ongoing evacuation orders.