“We’re actually seeing Texas burn from border to border. We’ve got it in west Texas, in east Texas, in north Texas, in south Texas — it’s all over the state.”-April Saginor, Texas Forest Service

Firefighters from 34 states are helping Texans battle the blazes.  More than 170 homes have been destroyed.  One firefighter has been killed, five injured.

To show how difficult the situation is, a firefighter using a bulldozer ran over a gas line, causing an explosion.

Texas has been dealing with drought.  The National Weather Service said Texas is so dry, that even if it rained right now, it would not be enough to help put out the fires.   In fact, there would probably be more fires from the lighting that accompanies most Texas rain storms.