Massive wildfires cause evacuations in Texas panhandle
Published Date: 2/28/2024
Source: CBS TEXAS
Evacuations are underway in Fritch, just one of four wildfires burning in the panhandle. The Texas A&M Forest Service says the wind-driven deuce fire is only 20% contained. More than 8,000 acres have burned. The largest fire currently burning is the Smokehouse Creek fire, northeast of Amarillo. Gov. Abbott issued a disaster declaration because of the fires.