Since igniting last Monday, the Smokehouse Creek Fire has incinerated more than 1 million acres of the Texas Panhandle and is still only 15% contained, according to the Texas A &M Forest Service.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned more than half a million acres and is now the second-largest wildfire in Texas history. The cause is still unknown, but ABC13 looks into the increasing risks ...

Xcel Energy on Thursday acknowledged its involvement in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which started last week and quickly became the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 1 million acres.

After last year's devastating Smokehouse Creek fire, Texas lawmakers have passed new wildfire legislation that puts $630 million towards firefighting and prevention efforts across the state.

Although the Smokehouse Creek Fire burned more than a million acres in the panhandle earlier this year, the 2011 Bastrop County Complex Wildfire remains the costliest in Texas History.