Overview

• The Smokehouse Creek Fire, now the largest in Texas history, has engulfed over 1.1 million acres across the Texas Panhandle and parts of Oklahoma.
• At least one person has died, and thousands of livestock are suspected to have perished in the blaze.
• Firefighters are struggling to contain the fire, which is only 3% contained, amid challenging weather conditions.
• Recent snowfall offers temporary relief, but dry, hot, and windy conditions expected to return pose a threat of reigniting the fires.
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 counties in response to the wildfires.