A brush fire has broken out near Area 51 in Nevada, sparking outlandish UFO conspiracy theories and accusations of a government coverup, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The growing disaster, dubbed the Gothic Fire, was reportedly started by a lightning strike and has been raging since July 4. Already more than 36,000 acres have burned – and the uncontrolled flames inch closer and closer to the top-secret military base.
Due to the nature of the inferno, the Bureau of Land Management announced its aggressive spread shows no signs of slowing down.
The Gothic Fire started in Clark County – about 45 minutes north of Las Vegas – and quickly spread to 15 miles outside of Area 51.
Amid increasing concern over the uncontrolled fire, conspiracy theories about the military base spread online as quickly as the flames on the ground.
Video from security cameras at a property overlooking Area 51 captured dark plumes of smoke rising over the hilly terrain and alleged “strange lights, aircraft and convoys” were also spotted near the base.