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The historically massive wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma burnt such a large amount of land that the satellites were able to capture scorched ground from space.

In the satellite images, which show burn scars stretching from the Texas Panhandle into western Oklahoma, the amount of carnage caused by the blazes could be seen clearly, as fires continue to burn. 

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Generally, burn scars are a combination of burned plant life, altered layers of soil and debris. In the satellite images, the burned scar appeared like an ashen charcoal grey and black amid the brown ground surrounding it.

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Firefighters drive through Texas inferno, video goes viral 

In a dramatic video, the moment was captured when a fire crew drove amid the rising flames of the massive Smokehouse Creek fire on Tuesday (Feb 27). 

As the crew drove ahead, huge flames leapt at the sides of a bridge on which they were. A fire whirl pirouettes towards the vehicle - showing the intense conditions inside the fire zone.

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Fire whirls are formed when the air close to the ground gets superheated and quickly turns into strong swirling winds, eventually creating a column of fire to rotate around it.

Fires likely to continue for days, says Texas county official 

An active firefight is likely to continue for days as the fire grows with adverse weather on the horizon.

“We don’t have all the fires out. We are still currently fighting fires,” said Troy Schwiegerath, Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Pampa and Gray County Texas, while speaking to CNN.

Watch: Wildfires in Texas ravage over 250,000 acres, prompt evacuation orders

“It’s going to burn forever. We’re going to have three more days of fire,” said Troy. Schwiegerath said that the Texas Forest Service has been helping fight the fires.

The cluster of wildfires, which have scorched the Texas Panhandle, includes a blaze which grew into one of the largest ever recorded in the state's history, as flames moved ahead with alarming speed, blackening the landscape. 

(With inputs from agencies)