The American state governor Texas Greg Ebbot announced the introduction of a state of emergency because of the raging forest fires in the region.
The fire covered an area of about 240 thousand acres.
In the city of Panhandl, almost 5 thousand inhabitants were evacuated in the northwestern part of the state.
According to the authorities, the rapid spread of fire is caused by a strong wind speed from 64 to 96 kilometers per hour.
Movement on many highways is blocked due to smoke that worsens visibility.
Forest fires in Texas lasted since February 26.