USA now! Houses and cars are burning! Largest wildfire in Texas

Five major wildfires in the Texas Panhandle have destroyed more than million acres of land. The largest fire remains the one in Coptule Creek, north of Stinnett. The fire in Coptule Creek has already consumed over 1 million acres of land only in Texas, making it the largest fire in the state’s history. Very strong winds and extremely dry conditions on February 26 created the “perfect setup“ for wildfires, said Samuel Scoleri, a meteorologist from the National Weather Service office in Amarillo. In some areas of the Panhandle, winds were recorded at speeds exceeding 60 miles per hour with even stronger gusts. On February 27, the Texas governor declared a state of disaster for 60 counties in the state. The wildfires raging in the Texas Panhandle are growing at a staggering rate, with the fire consuming the area of two football fields per second. This has led to mass evacuations. The flames approached close to a nuclear weapons production facility outside Amarillo, resulting in