High winds whip up wildfires in Oklahoma, Texas

(CNN) - Numerous wildfires were roaring Thursday through parts of Oklahoma and Texas, searing buildings and forcing evacuations in a series of small towns as safety officials nervously eyed high winds expected to kick the flames up even higher.

CNN affiliate television stations in both states showed images of burning structures and large grass fires near Stillwater, Oklahoma, as they were fed by near hurricane-force wind gusts and dry conditions.

The suburbs of Oklahoma City were beginning to come under threat from the flames, and grass fires were being reported west of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, with the smell of smoke already wafting through the cities.

No serious injuries have been reported, although a firefighter and two other people were injured in a blaze near Lindsay, Oklahoma.