Huge Texas wildfire still far from contained
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The largest wildfire in Texas history was still only 15 percent contained, and while firefighters have made some progress, winds and temperatures are expected to increase again. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports
I'm Morgan Chesky in a scorched Texas panhandle where heartbreak stretches beyond the burn scars.
We had to watch from three miles away as her neighborhood burned. It was pretty awful.
For a closer look, we joined rancher Jason Abraham flying over a hard-hit Canadian.
I know the people that lived there, and I know the people that lived there before these people did.
The town of 2000 now facing a recovery that could take years.
There's nothing you can do with a fire like this.
I can't believe we didn't kill a whole bunch of people.
Authorities say the fires are responsible for two deaths and destroyed at least 400 buildings.
We face enormous potential fire dangers as we head into this weekend.
No one can let down their guard.
As Tuesday's inferno moved in, Steve Rader captured this video, determined to save his home.
Today, he returned to a total loss.
What finally made you decide to get out of here?
I was going to die if I didn't walk away.
You believe that?
Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. It's a very deadly situation.
Tonight, with fires far from contained, crews on the Texas prairie fighting on.
Morgan Chesky, NBC News.
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