(WSPA) – Multiple wildfires were reported Saturday across the Upstate, aided by high winds and low humidity.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission reported fires in Oconee County, Pickens County, Spartanburg County, Greenville County, and Union County.
In Pickens County, crews were battling a fire near Laurel Ridge Road off of Six Mile Highway.
Residents of Six Mile Ridge and Pilgrim Circle were asked to evacuate the area, according to the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office.
A shelter was opened at Pleasant Hill Fellowship Hall at 3041 Six Mile Highway in Central.
The fire on Six Mile Mountain was 230 acres as of 10 p.m., according to the SC Forestry Commission.
Smoke from that fire spread over parts of Greenville. The plume of smoke was visible from a 7NEWS City Cam in downtown Greenville.
In Union County, a fire broke out along Jonesville Lockhart Highway near Pineland Road east of Jonesville.
As of 7 p.m., that fire was around 60 acres in size, according to the forestry commission.
The Jonesville Fire Department said they were called to a large grass fire around 4 p.m.
Some cars and outbuildings were destroyed by the fire, according to Jonesville Fire Chief DJ Long.
Long said no houses were lost in the fire and firefighters will remain on scene throughout the night monitoring hot spots.
That fire was contained by Saturday night.
In Spartanburg County, firefighters responded to a fire between Miller Town Road and Blackstock Road.
Forestry officials said that fire was 90 acres in size as of 6:30 p.m.
Smoke from that fire, located just south of Pauline, was visible from the 7NEWS City Cam in downtown Spartanburg Saturday afternoon.
A smaller, eight-acre fire was also burning along Newberry Road just south of Landrum in Spartanburg County, as of 6:45 p.m. That fire was contained by 8:15 p.m.
The Inman City Fire Department said in a post on social media more than 20 brush fires were reported in Spartanburg County on Saturday, many of them occurred simultaneously.
The South Carolina Forestry Commission issued a statewide burning ban Saturday evening.
The ban means that all outdoor burning, prescribed burns, and campfires will not be allowed in unincorporated areas of the state.