A wildfire scorching the Texas Panhandle has grown to the largest in state history
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CANADIAN, Texas — A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, as a dusting of snow covered scorched prairie, dead cattle and burned out
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has merged with another blaze and is 3 contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, as a dusting of snow covered scorched grassland, dead cattle and burned out homes and gave firefighters a brief window of relief in desperate efforts to corral the blaze.
Firefighters have made little progress in stopping the flames, and the weekend promises high temperatures and gusts of wind.