Historic Texas wildfire consumes over 500,000 acres as blaze rages on

Smokehouse Creek fire at 0% containment with several counties still evacuated amid growing flames

A historic wildfire in Texas continued to rage on Wednesday morning as firefighters work to contain the flames and survey damage.

The Smokehouse Creek fire, the second largest wildfire in Texas to date, has consumed more than 500,000 acres in Texas’ Panhandle area since it ignited on Monday.