The wildfires in northern Greenville County have burned thousands of acres and forced families to evacuate their homes.

As of Wednesday afternoon, with the blazes growing, about 20 people had evacuated to Marietta Baptist Church in northern Greenville County

The Table Rock Fire is now estimated to be 8,679 acres, growing almost exclusively on the northern and western sides of the fire, according to infrared data obtained from a surveillance flight at 4:30 p.