One large wildfire in the Upstate nearly doubled in size for the third day in a row, while another only grew modestly on Thursday.
The Table Rock Fire in Pickens County expanded to an estimated 8,679 acres on Thursday, up from 4,556 acres on Wednesday, 2,293 acres on Tuesday, and 1,156 acres on Monday, according to the S.C. Forestry Commission. The Persimmon Ridge Fire in Greenville County grew modestly to 1,992 acres from 1,553 acres.
The Table Rock Fire began on March 21 and the Persimmon Ridge Fire started a day later — both allegedly caused by humans…