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CANADIAN, Texas -- A cluster of wildfires scorched the Texas Panhandle on Wednesday, including a blaze that grew into one of the largest in state history, as flames moved with alarming speed and blackened the landscape across a vast stretch of small towns and cattle ranches.
Authorities have not said what ignited the blaze, known as the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which has burned since Monday and expanded in size with ferocious speed
At least one person has died in the Smokehouse Creek fire, as firefighters struggle to contain the blaze.
The Turkey Track Ranch, which sits where the Smokehouse Creek Fire was burning, was among the Texas Panhandle ranches badly burned by the fires.
Authorities have not said what ignited the fires, but strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes.