At least 100 homes have been impacted by the wildfires in neighboring Hutchinson County, according to Moore County Emergency Management Coordinator Tommy Brooks.
At least 20 structures in the city of Stinnett, structures outside the Borger city limits and “quite a few structures” in the city of Fritch have been destroyed, according to Hutchinson County Public Engagement Coordinator Deidra Thomas. Fritch is in Hutchinson and Moore counties.
Thomas said some fires are still active but most evacuation notices have been lifted.
Fritch residents are still dealing with power and gas outages. “Most infrastructure for power should likely be back tomorrow,” Thomas added.
Search and rescue operations are underway, Thomas said. Moore County is assisting with officials, including 11 from law enforcement, and one fire engine in Hutchinson County, Brooks said.
Moore and Hutchinson counties are north of Amarillo. About 20,000 people live in Hutchinson County, where the Smokehouse Creek Fire began Monday.
“The damage is bad. You would be shocked if you were to travel between here and Borger," Hutchinson County emergency management coordinator Jerry Langwell told evacuees sheltering at the Celebration Family Church in Fritch on Tuesday night.