**A rapidly spreading Texas wildfire has forced residents to evacuate, cut off power to homes and businesses, and briefly paused operations at a nuclear weapons facility.**
The second largest fire in Texas history, it has burned 500,000 acres of land north of the city of Amarillo.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties.
Dry grass, high temperatures and strong winds have fuelled the conflagration.
The Texas A&M Forest Service said that the winds had diminished slightly, helping to moderate the fire’s spread. It remained 0% contained as of Wednesday morning, however.
Rain was expected in the state’s northern panhandle on Thursday, which may aid efforts to extinguish the blaze.
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**A rapidly spreading Texas wildfire has forced residents to evacuate, cut off power to homes and businesses, and briefly paused operations at a nuclear weapons facility.**
The second largest fire in Texas history, it has burned 500,000 acres of land north of the city of Amarillo.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties.
Dry grass, high temperatures and strong winds have fuelled the conflagration.
The Texas A&M Forest Service said that the winds had diminished slightly, helping to moderate the fire’s spread. It remained 0% contained as of Wednesday morning, however.
Rain was expected in the state’s northern panhandle on Thursday, which may aid efforts to extinguish the blaze.
It’s not even fire season!