Two people died in Texas facing the largest wildfire in its history, according to a new account of a disaster that US President Joe Biden has blamed on the effects of climate change.

In addition to an 83-year-old woman who died when her house caught fire in the small town of Stinnett, a 44-year-old woman died Thursday after being seriously injured when the truck she was driving engulfed in flames in Smokehouse Creek, according to Texas Public Safety official cited by local media today.

The latest Forest Service report says 5,098,000 acres have burned in total from the fires, of which eleven have already been contained (still burning, but not progressing) and another twelve have been brought under control.

According to the Texas Forest Service, five fires remain “active” in the northern part of the state. The largest fire, Smokehouse Creek, which had already burned about 4,350,000 acres yesterday, Thursday, is only “5 percent” contained and is now affecting a part of neighboring Oklahoma.

Owners of Turkey Track Ranch, which is located in the area, said they lost 80 percent of their 320,000-acre property.

“We believe the loss of livestock, crops and wildlife, as well as other infrastructure on our property and other farms and residences in the area, is unprecedented in our history,” they said in a statement carried by ABC News.

Firefighters fear the situation could worsen over the weekend as winds are expected in hot and dry conditions.

According to CNN meteorologist Chad Myers, the fire is moving at the speed of two football fields per second.

President Biden, who is on a campaign visit to Texas on immigration, told reporters that 500 federal workers are active in the battle against the fires, in addition to local firefighters.

Cities in the United States and Canada recorded record temperatures in February, and some even experienced summer heat waves. According to experts, the El Nino phenomenon is responsible for this, in addition to climate change.

“I love that some of my Neanderthal friends still believe there is no climate change,” quipped Joe Biden, alluding to his climate-change-skeptic Republican rivals.