The Smokehouse Creek Fire, which was sparked on Monday, has already burned across more than 500,000 acres, pushed by high winds and dry conditions. It is the largest of several brush fires now burning across the Texas Panhandle and parts of northwestern Oklahoma, prompting evacuations and disaster declarations, as authorities warn that the weather will remain dangerously dry for at least another week. Gathered below are some early images from the region.
Wildfires Rage Across the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma
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![A nighttime view of a ranch house with a forest fire burning in the background]()
Read moreA wildfire that prompted evacuations burns in the distance behind a home outside of Shattuck, Oklahoma, on February 27, 2024. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of wildfires in Texas, seen on February 27, 2024, in this picture obtained from social media #
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Read moreSmoke rises from a wildfire in Texas on February 27, 2024, seen in a screen grab obtained from a social-media video. #
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![Firefighters refill a pumper truck at night.]()
Read moreFirefighters refill a brush pumper truck before returning to extinguish wildfires that prompted evacuations, in Gage, Oklahoma, on February 27, 2024. #
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![An aerial view of wildfires at night, seen burning in broad lines]()
Read moreAn aerial view of the wildfires in Texas on February 27, 2024 #
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![Two cars drive on a highway as a wildfire rages up ahead.]()
Read moreCars drive as smoke and fire rise from wildfires in Texas in this handout picture released on February 27, 2024, by Greenville Fire-Rescue. #
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![A dry field dotted with scorched yucca plants]()
Read moreA view of yucca plants that were burned by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024 #
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Read moreThe remains of a vehicle sit in a home that was destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024. #
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Read moreA melted street lamp stands in front of a burned home in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024. #
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Read moreA view of charred grassland that was burned by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire on February 28, 2024 #
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![The burned remains of a bicycle]()
Read moreThe remains of a bicycle sit in front of a burned house in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024. #
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![Grass and shrubs burn in a wildfire.]()
Read moreSmoke and fire rise from wildfires in Texas on February 27, 2024. #
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Read moreA view of a home that was burned by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024 #
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![Charred grassland surrounds a highway.]()
Read moreA general view of grassland that was burned by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire on February 28, 2024 #
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![The top of a power pole, with its midsection burned away, dangles from overhead wires.]()
Read moreA power pole that was burned by the Smokehouse Creek wildfire hangs from power lines in Canadian, Texas, on February 28, 2024. #
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