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One person has died, whole towns have been evacuated and power has been shut off as Texas continues to grapple with the second-largest fire in American history. The wildfire, comprising 23 separate smaller fires, is fuelled by dry temperatures and high winds, and has burned 1.1 million acres north of the city of Amarillo – that’s over five times the size of New York City. Joyce Blankenship, 83 was found dead in her Stinnett home, family members said, in what is currently the only known casualty of the fires. Julene Castillo, 51, said she attempted to flee her hometown of Canadian, but was forc…

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