The Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle has now burned more than 1 million acres.
The Smokehouse Creek fire, one of several burning in the Texas Panhandle, is now the largest in the history of the state.The Texas A&M Forest Service says the fire in Hutchinson County has burned 1,075,000 acres in Texas and Oklahoma and is currently 3 percent contained. 1,050,000 acres of that was in Texas.The Forest Service says the Smokehouse Creek fire has now burned into the 687 Reamer fire which is also burning in the area.
Warm, dry and breezy conditions will return in time for the weekend.Several North Texas fire departments have sent crews to assist with the wildfires.Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties. On Wednesday, he directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy additional resources to the area.
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