Texas firefighters have made significant progress in gaining control over the wildfires that have devastated the Panhandle region. The largest wildfire in state history, the Smokehouse Creek fire, is now 89% contained. Firefighters have secured nearly the entire perimeter around the fire, preventing further spread. The fire has burned over 1.1 million acres and caused severe damage in neighboring counties.
Texas firefighters are gaining more control over the remaining wildfires in the Panhandle , more than two weeks after the infernos first engulfed large swaths of the region and burned more than 1 million acres. As of Monday, the Smokehouse Creek fire — which quickly became the largest wildfire in state history — was 89% contained. This firefighters have secured nearly the entire perimeter around the fire, stopping it from spreading.
This is a significant improvement from the week before, when the fire was only 37% contained. The fire has burned nearly 1.1 million acres since it started near Stinnett in Hutchinson County, about 60 miles northeast of Amarillo. The fire caused severe damage as it scorched 90% of the land in neighboring Roberts County. It also burned in parts of Hemphill County, and some land in Carson, Gray and Wheeler countie
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