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A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, growing to nearly 1,700 square miles (4,400 square kilometers) of scorched rural ranchlands and destroyed homes.
The Smokehouse Fire is the largest of several major fires burning in the rural Panhandle section of the state.
The northernmost Smokehouse Creek fire is 3% contained and spans 1m acres, making it the largest blaze in Texas history
Firefighters have made little progress in stopping the flames, and the weekend promises high temperatures and gusts of wind.
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — The explosive growth of the second-largest wildfire in Texas history slowed as winds and temperatures dipped but the massive blaze was still untamed<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/firefighters-seek-to-corral-massive-texas-wildfires-before-weekend-of-higher-temperatures-and-winds/">Read More</a>