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A video posted on YouTube shows a fire racing up a hill, turning it from pale yellow to charred black in a matter of seconds. The unbelievable speedy blaze put 30 to 50 homes in danger and triggered evacuation warnings.
Around 30 acres of land were affected by the fire, but luckily no one was injured and neither did any homes burn down in Dead Horse Hill in Casper, Wyoming.
"Oh my God. It's so scary. It's crazy!" you can hear someone say on the clip.
Local authorities believe the fire could have been started by kids playing with matches.
Comment: All over the world we are witnessing extensive wildfires, which in some regions have been described as "unprecedented". The National Interagency Fire Center has described the 2015 wildfire season in the United States as a record breaker.
A record 52 percent of the U.S. Forest Service's budget was dedicated to fighting wildfires this year, compared to 16 percent in 1995. Two massive wildfires that burned up parts of Northern California did nearly $2 billion in damage according to one insurance company.
Could some of these wildfires have been fueled from outgassing, then possibly 'sparked' by an increase in atmospheric electric discharge events, such as lightning strikes and other 'cosmic' ignition sources? See also:
Study: Wildfire seasons are more destructive and lasting longer almost everywhere on Earth