Smokehouse Creek Fire is now the second largest in Texas state history at over 850,000 acres. Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster for 60 counties on Tuesday.
Fires near the city of Amarillo have temporarily shut down America's main nuclear bomb factory. US President Joe Biden is being kept informed of the situation, with the White House in contact with authorities on the front lines of the fire. The National Weather Service in Amarillo, the region's largest city, said Wednesday that cool temperatures "accompanied by light winds" were expected.