The Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hutchinson County is now the second-largest wildfire in Texas history.
The fire, fueled by hot weather and high winds, grew from 300,000 acres on Tuesday to 850,000 acres on Wednesday afternoon. For comparison, the state of Rhode Island is about 776,960 acres.The wildfire is currently just 3 percent contained.The Smokehouse Creek fire is one of 5 large wildfires currently burning in the Texas Panhandle.The images from the Panhandle are heartbreaking, as the flames put rural communities in jeopardy.
"We have lots of really high winds and low humidities, with higher temperatures, and it can cause these really massive fire growths," he said.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.The Texas Interstate Fire Mutual Aid System was activated and several firefighters from North Texas have been called into action to help with the efforts.
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