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NC Forest Service: Chestnut Knob Fire is 'Historic Event', Now Burned Over 3900 Acres. BURKE COUNTY, N.C. - Wildfires in western North Carolina continue to grow by the day, including the Chestnut Knob Fire burning at South Mountain State Park. According to the North Carolina Fire Service, the fire began Sunday November 6th and has now burned more than 3,900 acres, and is 20 percent contained.