The Smokehouse Creek wildfire, now recognized as the largest in Texas history, has claimed at least two lives and crossed into Oklahoma. The Texas A&M Forest Service reports the fire is only 3% contained and has expanded to nearly 1,700 square miles after combining with another fire.
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Texas battles deadly Smokehouse Creek wildfire, largest in state history

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The Smokehouse Creek wildfire, now the largest in Texas history and extending into Oklahoma, has claimed two lives.


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