A large explosion and fire broke out at South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas on Monday night.

The cause is still unknown. Reports say the explosion engulfed multiple structures.

The smoke from the explosion could be seen from as much as 80 miles away.

According to Texas authorities, more than 18,000 cattle died during the explosion.

"There's some that survived, there's some that are probably injured to the point where they'll have to be destroyed," according to Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera.

"We strongly encourage farms to adopt common-sense fire safety measures. It is hard to imagine anything worse than being burned alive," said Margie Fishman of Animal Welfare Institute.

KTSM reported:

Officials with the Castro County Sheriff's Office said that one person was trapped inside the facility and fire crews were able to locate the person and remove them from the building. One person was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital, said Rivera, and was last reported to be in critical condition. Further, an unknown amount of cattle were killed in the fire.