Smoke billows on a field near a windmill during the Smokehouse Creek Fire, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Canadian, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
February 29, 2024
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February 29, 2024 8:10 a.m.
A wildfire scorching the Texas Panhandle has grown to the largest in state history
CANADIAN, Texas (AP) — A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, growing to nearly 1,700 square miles (4,400 square kilometers) of scorched rural ranchlands and destroyed homes.