This video captured by photographer Billy Wade shows the so-called Rhea fire scorching vegetation near Seiling, Oklahoma, on Tuesday, April 17.

The fire, burning since April 12, was spread across more than 283,000 acres by April 19, and was 15 percent contained, according to Oklahoma Forestry Services.

Firefighters on the ground were being assisted on April 19 by aircraft, dropping fire retardant and water on the blaze, officials said. Credit: Billy Wade via Storyful