Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Western North Carolina and the South Carolina Upstate Friday, March 28, some entering ...

These fires forced Transylvania County in North Carolina to issue a state of emergency. The largest fires in ...

This story will be updated throughout the day as new information about Western North Carolina wildfires becomes available.

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

As of the latest March 24 evening update, maps indicated that one fire in Polk County had hopped the Green River. Firefighters from across the nation are responding.

With much of Western North Carolina under moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions, wildfires are burning in the region.