Out-of-control wildfires scorch Texas Panhandle and prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility

In this photo provided by the Flower Mound, Texas, Fire Department, Flower Mound firefighters respond to a fire in the Texas Panhandle, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. In this photo provided by the Flower Mound, Texas, Fire Department, Flower Mound firefighters respond to a fire in the Texas Panhandle, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. As the evacuation orders mounted, county and city officials live-streamed on Facebook and tried to answer questions from panicked residents. Evacuations were also happening in Skellytown, Wheeler, Allison and Briscoe, according to the National Weather Service in Amarillo. “They were able to get the fire stopped north of town,” weather service officials said on X, formerly known as Twitter.