Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle continue to burn a week after they first started burning.
The Smokehouse Creek fire ignited in the Panhandle on Monday in rough terrain and unfavorable weather conditions and spread with alarming speed.Two deaths have been reported; Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration on Tuesday.
“Yesterday had we not had the resources we had, that fire could have been catastrophic,” Thomas said Monday."We're in a really good position today and tomorrow and hopefully through the rest of the week. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Stinnett homeowner Melanie McQuiddy against Xcel Energy Services Inc. and two other utilities, alleges the blaze started “when a wooden pole defendants failed to properly inspect, maintain and replace, splintered and snapped off at its base.”
A cluster of fires have burned across more than 1,900 square miles in rural areas surrounding Amarillo. The largest blaze, Smokehouse Creek, accounting for nearly 1,700 square miles , spilled into neighboring Oklahoma.U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the federal government has devoted funds, equipment and personnel to assist with battling the fires, but warned more extreme weather could be coming.
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