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At least 77,135 acres were scorched by 13 wildfires in Texas Monday, according to the forest service. The majority of the damage was done by four fires in the state’s Panhandle: the Smokehouse ...
As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Panhandle was still 1,058,482 acres and 89% contained, while the Windy Deuce fire was 144,045 acres and 94% contained, according to the TAMFS ...
The Smokehouse Creek fire, which started Monday afternoon in Hutchinson County, grew from 100,000 to 500,000 acres within 24 hours, according to Texas A&M Forest Service. By Wednesday afternoon ...
Pantex has been releasing updates through Tuesday evening on its social media platforms, indicating fire crews from the facility were monitoring the quickly spreading wildfires north of Amarillo ...
The small town of Fritch, north of Amarillo, lost hundreds of homes in a 2014 fire and appeared to be hit hard again. Mayor Tom Ray said Wednesday that an estimated 40-50 homes were destroyed on ...
The Poinsettia Fire was the second most destructive of the San Diego County wildfires. [35] It caused property damage estimated at $22.5 million, [36] as well as the only reported fatality in the San Diego County series of wildfires. As of July 10, 2014, the cause of the fire is listed as "undetermined", which allows for further investigation ...
In May 1976, KFDA-TV was sold to the Panhandle Telecasting Company (originally known as Amarillo Telecasters, and under licensee to Midessa Television Inc.) – a partnership of Ray Herndon, majority owner of KMID-TV in Midland, and R.H. Drewry, owner of KSWO-TV in Lawton, Oklahoma – for $2.8 million; the sale was received FCC approval 3½ months later on August 20.
The Smokehouse Creek fire, which has become the largest blaze in Texas history, was caused by a faulty power line that wasn’t properly maintained, alleges a lawsuit.