US EditionA wildfire scorching the Texas Panhandle has grown to the largest in state history
- A cluster of wildfires hit the Texas Panhandle, with the largest blaze expanding to over 1,300 square miles.
- Evacuations were ordered in several towns northeast of Amarillo, with residents urged to use emergency alerts on their phones.
- The National Weather Service issued red-flag warnings for several states due to conditions ripe for wildfires.
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Central Texas fire crews help fight million-acre Panhandle fire
AUSTIN (KXAN) --- The Texas A&M Forest Service reported that the "Smokehouse Creek" fire in Hutchinson County is considered the largest in Texas history. The fire covers more than one million acres, or 1,600 square miles, and is 15% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service as of Friday night. Some firefighters from Central Texas answered the call to help out our neighbors in the Panhandle. Several departments deployed crews. 'Thing…
Texas authorities fear ominous progression over the weekend as the largest wildfire in state history, which has already caused two deaths and ravaged hundreds of thousands of hectares, continues to spread.
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2 dead as largest wildfire in Texas history rages through the Panhandle
By Kate McGee, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Pooja Salhotra and Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune Feb. 29, 2024 “2 dead as largest wildfire in Texas history rages through the Panhandle” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keep…
The latest report from the Forest Office shows a total of 509,800 hectares gone up in smoke in all the fires, eleven of which were contained in Texas. Firefighters fear that the
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