Fast-Moving Wildfires Push From Oklahoma Panhandle to Kansas (2)

Bone-dry weather and gusty winds are complicating efforts to contain a massive wildfire burning across Oklahoma’s panhandle, with little relief expected heading into Thursday as flames spread into neighboring Kansas.

The Ranger Road Fire has consumed 145,000 acres, or an area about 10 times the size of Manhattan. The blaze is one of four active wildfires raging in the northwest, according to an update from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry. In all, the fires had consumed about 156,000 acres Wednesday as daytime temperatures in Oklahoma’s panhandle neared 70F (21C) — roughly 15F above normal.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin ...