Wildfires Scorch Texas Panhandle

Out-of-control Texas wildfires have shut down a nuclear weapons facility and prompted evacuation orders in small towns across the state’s rural Panhandle. The blazes were fueled by strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the largest fire has already burned nearly 400 square miles. It remained 0% contained late Tuesday. Officials at the Pantex facility that disassembles nuclear weapons says non-essential personnel have been evacuated from the and crews were poised to fight any fires if they got too close. Hutchinson County residents north of the plant faced multiple blazes, as well as power and water outages as officials urged them to evacuate.