Fire officials told The Associated Press that the multiple fires have merged to form a “complex.”
The fires are burning near Eastland, about 120 miles west of Dallas. About 18,000 people live in the region.
The Texas A&M Forest Service said that as of Friday morning, the fires had burned about 62.5 square miles and were only 2% contained. Strong winds and critically dry grasses were cited as reasons for the wildfire spread.
Hundreds of residents have been forced to evacuate from their homes. No injuries have been reported.
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations A family walks through smoke down the Arnold Boulevard frontage road after evacuating the Continental Villa mobile home park in Abilene, Texas, Thursday March 17, 2022. A quickly-moving grass fire was heading that way, prompting officials to order the evacuation. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations Flames quickly spread through dry grass west of Abilene, Texas, near Old Highway 80, Thursday, March 17, 2022. The grass fire quickly spread southeast, jumping the roadway, continuing in the same direction until it jumped South First Street and threatened a mobile home park which was evacuated. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations Abilene, Texas firefighters connect a refill hose to the Brush 1 fire truck Thursday, March 17, 2022. Crews worked into the night fighting the grass fire west of Abilene that threatened a mobile home park and other structures. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations An Abilene Fire Department fire Marshall directs traffic to turn around on South First Street at the Old Highway 80 intersection in Abilene, Texas, Thursday March 17, 2022. The grass fire jumped South First Street and threatened a mobile home park which was evacuated. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations A cat wanders an empty street in the Continental Villa mobile home park in Abilene, Texas, Thursday, March 17, 2022. Residents of the park were ordered to quickly evacuate as firefighters fought a grass fire quickly moving toward the community. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations Two men lock the door to their home as they evacuate the Continental Villa mobile home park in Abilene, Texas, Thursday March 17, 2022. A quickly-moving grass fire was heading that way, prompting officials to order the evacuation. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)
Photos: Texas wildfires prompt evacuations A woman waits for her younger companions to finish retrieving belongings from their home as an Abilene police officer checks on other people evacuating the Continental Villa mobile home park in Abilene, Texas, Thursday March 17, 2022. A quickly-moving grass fire west of town was closing on the park, forcing the evacuation of the homes. (Ronald W. Erdrich/The Abilene Reporter-News via AP)