The area of one of the fires in Texas, America, named Smokehouse Creek, has reached 343 thousand hectares. Earlier in the United States, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency in 60 counties of the state amid wildfires.
So far, only 3% of the fire has been contained, the TV channel adds. The fire spread to the neighboring state of Oklahoma, it was reported earlier this week. The largest fire covered an area of 850 thousand acres (343 thousand hectares - RT ),” the report says.