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Largest fire in East Texas history. Ninety-one structures were burned and one person was injured, with a total damage toll of $6 million. [98] [29] Bastrop County Complex: Bastrop: 34,068 September 4, 2011: October 10, 2011: Most destructive fire in Texas history, with 1,669 homes and 40 commercial buildings destroyed and a damage toll of $250 ...
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 ...
Smokehouse Creek Fire — 1,078,000 acres and 15% contained. Windy Deuce — 140,000 acres and 55% contained. Grapevine Creek —30,000 acres and 60% contained.
CANADIAN, Texas (Reuters) -Fire crews fought to contain a wildfire that grew to the largest on record in Texas history on Thursday after scorching more than 1 million acres (404,686 hectares) of ...
The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma.. The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned an estimated 1,058,482 acres (1,653.878 sq mi; 428,352 ha) in Texas and Oklahoma and was completely contained on March 16, [1] becoming the second largest fire in US history dating back to 1988.
The 2022 Texas Wildfires are a series of wildfires occurring in 2022 in the state of Texas. They include 371 individual fires occurring throughout Texas. [1] A total of 210,045 acres were burned in the 2022 Texas wildfires according to the Texas A&M Forest Service, with the largest fire being the Eastland Complex fire. [2]
Biggest wildfires in Texas history. According to the Texas A&M Forest Service, the East Amarillo Complex Fire in the Texas Panhandle was the largest fire. The fire started on March 3, 2006, and ...
By 3:00 pm CST, the fire was reported to have burned 1,074,047 acres (1,678 sq mi; 434,651 ha) with only 3% containment. It had become the largest fire in Texas state history, overtaking the East Amarillo Fort Complex Fire in 2006, which burned 907,245 acres and caused 12 fatalities in various Texas Panhandle cities.