The devastating wildfires in Texas have burned more than 1 million acres, destroying ranches, closing highways, and forcing thousands of evacuations.
Parts of the Texas panhandle were engulfed in massive wildfires this week due to strong winds and unusually warm weather. As of Thursday, only 15% of the blaze had been contained.
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The AP reported that two women have died in the fires, with a bird’s eye view of the damage from the Smokehouse Creek fire.
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CNN reported:
Catastrophic wildfires ripping across the Texas Panhandle have killed at least two people and threaten to destroy more homes, cattle and livelihoods as the biggest inferno in state history engulfs more land every minute.
The Smokehouse Creek Fire has now torched more than 1 million acres in Texas alone, making it the largest fire on record in the state. The blaze had also charred more than 31,500 acres in Oklahoma as of Thursday evening, that state’s forestry service said.
Altogether, the fire is among the largest in the Lower 48 since reliable record-keeping began in the 1980s.
The inferno is one of three fires burning in the Texas Panhandle – with no end in sight. Despite light precipitation in the area Thursday, dry air and ferocious winds are expected to return Friday and into the weekend – likely fueling the flames.
Governor Greg Abbott (R) has instructed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to dispatch extra emergency response resources as Texas addresses wildfires affecting the Panhandle region.
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