Death toll in TX Wildfires Rises; Now the Largest Wildfire in State History

The death toll in the Texas panhandle wildfires is now at two.

Cindy Owen, 44, who had been making deliveries, was caught up in the fire's smoke. Authorities found her alive outside the truck, and she was transported to an Oklahoma City burn unit, where she died Thursday morning.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire, which has burned more than a million acres, is now the largest wildfire in Texas history.

The Houston Fire Department is just one of the agencies that has sent crews to the panhandle to help fight these fires.


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