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A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle has become the largest in state history. Authorities say the Smokehouse Creek fire grew Thursday to nearly 1,700 square miles of scorched rural
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has merged with another blaze and is 3 contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has merged with another blaze and is 3 contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.
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. The Smokehouse Fire is the largest of several major fires burning in the rural Panhandle section of the state. It has charred 1,300 square miles and crossed into Oklahoma. Containment was at just 3% late Wednesday. Authorities have not said what ignited the fires, but strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fed the blazes. An 83-year-old grandmother is the only confirmed death but auth...
A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday.