A massive fire broke out in the forests of Texas, America’s nuclear weapons facility operation center is in danger.
The fire in the forests of Texas has become very severe. This puts America’s nuclear weapons facility operation center in danger. Texas nuclear weapons facility halts operations as wildfire spreads. The main facility that assembles and separates America’s nuclear arsenal shut down operations in Texas on Tuesday night after a fire got out of control. The rapidly growing forest fire in Texas has created an outcry. In view of its aggressiveness, orders have been given to evacuate small towns on Tuesday.
The nuclear facility was shut down shortly after the fire, as high winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fueled the blaze in the state’s rural Panhandle. The main facility that assembles and disassembles America’s nuclear arsenal shut down operations in Texas on Tuesday night as a nearby fire got out of control. Pantex issued a statement online saying it had halted operations until further notice. Republican Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties as the largest fire has burned an area of about 400 square miles (1,040 square kilometers), according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. It has more than doubled its size since the fire broke out on Monday. Officials have not said what may have caused the fire.
Efforts to control the fire continue
“Texans are urged to limit activities that could create sparks and take precautions to keep loved ones safe,” Abbott said. The largest blaze, known as the Smokehouse Creek Fire, has closed highways and is being contained, according to the Forest Service. “We have evacuated our personnel, non-essential personnel, from the site out of an abundance of caution,” Laff Pendergraft, a spokesman for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s production office at Pentax, said during a news conference Tuesday night. There is a well-equipped fire department, trained for these scenarios, which is on-site and ready to monitor should any real emergency arise at the plant site.
