Wildfires prompt shutdown of nuclear weapons facility in Texas

Pantex issued a statement online saying it had paused operations until further notice (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

A series of wildfires have swept across the Texas Panhandle, prompting evacuations, cutting off power, and forcing the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility.

Strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes in the US state, according to officials.