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By SEAN MURPHY and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaz

The out-of-control wildfires have spread rapidly through the Texas panhandle, eating up acres of dry brush.

Charred vehicles sit at an auto body shop after the property was burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Canadian, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/wildfire-grows-into-one-of-largest-in-texas-history-as-flames-menace-multiple-small-towns/">Read More</a>

Residents in several counties in Texas' panhandle were issued evacuation orders as multiple wildfires burned and spread in the area.

Texas wildfire have ravaged nearly 900,000 acres of the Texas panhandles.

Authorities have yet to make a thorough search for victims and have warned the damage to some communities is extensive.

The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed and threatening more death and destruction.

Flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape.

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