As wildfires continue to burn around Western North Carolina, air quality remains a concern. The smoke has made the air in Transylvania and Henderson counties very unhealthy. Both areas are under a Code Purple advisory on Friday,

In South Carolina, an air quality alert is in effect until noon Thursday for the towns and cities of Mountain Rest, Rocky Bottom, Seneca, Walhalla, Oakway, Westminster, Easley, Dacusville, Clemson, Greenville, Taylors, Greer, Berea, Boiling Springs, Fingerville, Duncan, Lyman, Landrum, Wellford and Inman.