The Smokehouse Creek Fire has grown to more than 1 million acres in the Texas Panhandle, making it the second-largest wildfire in state history.
The fire is 3% contained as of Thursday morning according to officials with the Texas A&M Forest Service. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties.
Update: the #SmokehouseCreekFire in Hutchinson County is an estimated 1,075,000 acres and 3% contained. 1,050,000 acres have burned in Texas. The #687ReamerFire has burned into this fire. #txfire pic.twitter.com/HR0zqgX4jj
— Incident Information – Texas A&M Forest Service (@AllHazardsTFS) February 29, 2024
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