A truck passes a warning sign about the Smokehouse Creek Fire on a highway in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday, March 2, 2024.... 28, 2024( AP Photo/ David Erickson) Texas Gov.... Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference about the panhandle wildfires, Friday, March 1, 2024, in Borger, Texas....

The West Odessa Volunteer Fire Department noted on Facebook that the fire is the second largest in U.S. history. Two deaths have been reported as of Thursday.... Some of those orders were lifted or reduced to voluntary evacuations with checkpoints.A few fires were still burning across the Panhandle, according to the latest updates from the Texas AM Forest Service:？... The Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County is an estimated 1, 075, 000 acres and 5% contained.？...

The Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest on record in Texas, is still largely uncontrolled across the state’s Panhandle.So far, the fire — one of several that have affected that area — has scorched more than 1 million acres, making it one of the most destructive in U.S. history.... The blaze has devastated cattle ranches, consumed homes and killed at least two people. After a brief reprieve thanks to some precipitation Friday, temperatures rose again, to above-average levels, over the weekend....