Texas firefighters completely contain Panhandle inferno that burned more than 1 million acres

A burned yucca stands in a field after the Smokehouse Creek fire March 3, 2024, in Hemphill County, Texas. Firefighters completely contained the fire on Saturday, nearly three weeks after it began. (Credit: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune)

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LUBBOCK — Firefighters have completely contained the Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County after a nearly three-week battle with what quickly became the largest wildfire in Texas history. That inferno and a series of other wildfires killed at least two people as it burned more than 1 million acres across several counties.