Huge wildfire grows to become largest in history of Texas

Huge wildfire grows to become largest in history of Texas
Charred tree trunks (AP Photo/David Erickson)

A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle has become the largest in state history, as a dusting of snow covered scorched grassland, dead cattle and burned out homes and gave firefighters a brief respite amid desperate efforts to control the blaze.

The Smokehouse Creek fire has grown to nearly 1,700 square miles. It merged with another fire and is just 3% contained, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

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