CNN - A sudden shift of wind direction in the Texas Panhandle this week contributed to the explosion in size of the Smokehouse Creek wildfire, which has burned at least 850,000 acres in Texas and another 31,000 acres in Oklahoma. It is now the second-largest fire in Texas state history, exceeding the size of Rhode Island. The blaze has burned dozens of structures and killed at least one person since igniting on Monday. It is still just 3% contained, according to state forest services. Calmer winds helped firefighters' efforts on Wednesday, but forecasts show poor weather conditions could ramp up Friday and fan the flames again over the weekend.
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Texas needs to stop drilling for oil ands gas or it will continue to burn. And I do not want to give disaster relief to any state that will not help itsellf by getting off fossil fuels.
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