A MASSIVE fire has broken out near Area 51 in Nevada, and UFO enthusiasts fear historic evidence could be destroyed.
Dramatic images have captured plumes of smoke erupting outside the remote Air Force base north of Las Vegas.
The dangerous Gothic Fire has been burning through Nevada for days, and the Bureau of Land Management said it wasn’t contained as of Monday.
The blaze was sparked by a lightning strike that lit up trees in Clark County, just 45 minutes north of Las Vegas, on July 4.
Now, it’s swelled from 9,000 acres to 35,000, and a thick haze has wafted all the way down to Las Vegas.
Area 51 lies just north of the burning blaze, and surveillance footage has captured the smoke rising dangerously close to the mystery base.
According to data released by the Nevada Interagency Fire Center, the fire is burning just 15 miles away from the facility.
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