( CNN ) -- Firefighters in Texas worked Monday to contain fast-moving wildfires that had destroyed at least 60 homes , burned more than 130,000 acres , and caused an accident that killed a 5-year-old child , state forestry officials said . The fires broke out about noon on Sunday , said Lewis Kearney , a spokesman for the forest service 's Texas State Lone Star Incident Management Team . Officials believe many were started by power lines that fell from high winds . Since Sunday , forestry officials , who were called in to assist local fire departments , responded to 63 fires covering 132,854 acres , the Texas Forest Service said on its website . Most of the fires were across the Texas Panhandle , Kearney said . Potter County Sheriff Brian Thomas said a 61,000-acre fire in his county was ignited when a man cut pipe with a metal grinder in high wind Sunday . Austin Lynn Stephens , 52 , was arrested and charged with criminal trespass because he was on private property when he was using the grinder . Firefighters battled blazes in a dozen other counties including a 35,000-acre fire in Matador West in Motley County , and a 21,000-acre fire in Andrews County . They also fought fires in the counties of Haskell , Tom Green , Randall , Howard , Midland , Scurry , Motley , Crockett , Mitchell and Eastland . Crews that worked through the night to douse the flames got a little help from the weather Monday . The wind that propelled the fires was somewhat calmer , although it was still breezy and parts of the area remained under a fire-weather watch . Kearney said Sunday 's high winds made it difficult for firefighters to use aircraft to battle the blaze . Interstate 20 was shut down for several hours Sunday after heavy smoke from the fires limited visibility . Authorities in Midland County responded to numerous accidents along the highway , including an eight-vehicle crash in which a little girl died , according to Sgt . Pete Cordova . One wildfire destroyed a dog kennel near Amarillo , said Capt . Wes Hall of the Amarillo Fire Department . Authorities were trying to account Monday for the animals missing or dead after the fire tore through the Willow Creek Kennel . Firefighters were able to open cages to free at least some of the dogs before the flames overtook the facility . As many as 27 homes were destroyed in the area and `` the fire was on the kennel in a matter of minutes , '' employee Chance Smith said , adding he did not have an exact number of dogs lost . In the community of Matador , north of Lubbock , families could do nothing but watch as their homes burned to the ground . The Segovias had n't been gone 20 minutes when they returned to a panic-stricken neighborhood and found they had lost everything they owned . `` To know everything you worked so hard for , it 's all gone , '' a tearful Juan Segovia told CNN affiliate KCBD . He and his wife , Rosemary , stared in disbelief at the blaze . The family of seven is without a home , but grateful for what was not lost . `` I 'm glad our family was n't home when it happened , '' Rosemary Segovia said before falling into her husband 's arms . `` That 's all I care about is I have my family . '' One firefighter sustained second-degree burns battling a blaze near Colorado City , where a nursing home had to be evacuated before the fast moving flames swept through . And a Potter County sheriff 's deputy narrowly escaped the flames while searching homes after a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the Mesilla Park area . Deputy Kevin Parvin entered a home as the flames were bearing down on the neighborhood , Thomas said , and by the time he left the home , the smoke was so thick he could n't find his patrol car . Parvin had left the car running , and he followed the sound of a squeaking engine belt to find it and radio for assistance , Thomas said . He was treated for minor smoke inhalation . No other injuries were reported . CNN 's Dave Alsup contributed to this report .
Man accused of sparking one fire with a metal grinder . More than 130,000 acres have burned in 63 fires in Texas , the state forest service says . At least one fatality is reported from fire , according to authorities . Comment: