Texas Panhandle wildfires grown to the largest in state history
The fire has torn through dozens of homes and at least one person has died.
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The fire has torn through dozens of homes and at least one person has died.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has merged with another blaze and is 3 contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
Firefighters in the Texas Panhandle recovered the remains of 83-year-old Joyce Blankenship in her home which burned in the largest wildfire in Texas | Border / Cartel Chronicles
An 83-year-old grandmother was identified Wednesday as the first victim of Texas' Smokehouse Creek Fire, as the massive cluster of wildfires grows to become one of the largest in the Lone Star State's history.
Authorities said 1,640 square miles (4,248 square kilometers) of the fire were on the Texas side of the border. Previously, the largest fire in recorded state history was the 2006 East Amarillo Complex fire, which burned about 1,400 square miles (3,630 square kilometers) and resulted in 13 deaths.