As Texas' largest-ever wildfire nears containment, Panhandle braces for "extremely critical fire weather conditions"
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The Smokehouse Creek Fire – the largest wildfire to ever burn across Texas – is nearly completely contained after spreading almost 1.1 million acres. But as responders continue in the final stretch, officials warned Tuesday that they could face another hurdle – "extremely critical fire weather" in the Panhandle.
As of Wednesday morning at 8 a.m. local time, the Texas A&M Forest Service said the Smokehouse Creek Fire is 89% contained and has burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres. The nearby Windy Deuce Fire, which has spread to more than 144,000 acres, is 94% contained.
But there is still danger that the deadly and disastrous fires could further spread, and that even more could break out.
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