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Scenes From the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Texas

The Smokehouse Creek fire is the largest on record in Texas. Since it started on Monday, the blaze has burned over a million acres of land in the state’s Panhandle, much of which is cattle country.

The fire, which spread around the town of Canadian, is still largely uncontrolled. It has devastated cattle ranches, destroyed homes and killed at least two people. It is now one of the most destructive fires in U.S. history, and conditions are expected to worsen over the weekend.

Here’s a look at the damages from the fire so far.

Friday, March 1

The aftermath of the fire in Canadian.

CreditCredit…Reuters

Cattle killed by the fire in Shellytown.

Credit…Julio Cortez/Associated Press

Thursday, Feb. 29

Fire burning across open field near Sanford.

CreditCredit…By The Associated Press

Cows walking through land burned by the fire at the B&C Cattle ranch in the town of Miami.

Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Firefighters working in Miami.

Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Firefighters working through rubble of burned homes in Stinnett.

Credit…Ty O’Neil/Associated Press

Austin Breeding examining the burned carcass of a pronghorn in Miami.

A herdsman kneels beside a dead horned animal on the ground. Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Wednesday, Feb. 28

Grasslands burning in Roberts County.

CreditCredit…By Reuters

Sheriff Brent Clapp, right, and his sons Rider, left, and Rangle picked through the ashes of their home in Canadian.

Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times

A destroyed home in Canadian.

Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Food was passed out to community members on Wednesday night in Canadian.

Credit…Desiree Rios for The New York Times

The fire has so far burned an area over five times the size of New York City.

Credit…David Erickson/Associated Press

Plants burned by the fire in Canadian.

Credit…Nick Oxford/Reuters

Tuesday, Feb. 27

A driver filming while driving down a road surrounded by wildfire in Hutchinson County.

CreditCredit…By Fort Worth Fire Department

In this photo provided by the Flower Mound Fire Department, firefighters are at the scene of a fire.

Credit…Flower Mound Fire Department, via Associated Press

Wildfires burning in Moor County.

CreditCredit…By Texas A&m Forest Service

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