Large Wildfires rage through Central Oklahoma
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Large Wildfires rage through Central Oklahoma
Wildfires Burning In Grady County, Pottawatomie County
EDMOND, Okla. -- A wildfire in Edmond rekindled on Saturday, and 10 hours later, it was still burning.
Residents in the Cardinal Ridge and Redbud Canyon neighborhoods have been evacuated. Also,
northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between Second Street and Waterloo Road
have been shut down for hours because of smoke from the fire.
Eyewitness News 5's Jessica Holloway reported Saturday night from a neighborhood near
Coffee Creek Road and Blackjack Lane, where a brick home -- one of seven on the street --
was burning.
"This used to be my living room," said George Reich.
He could only watch as his home burned before his eyes.
"It was unbelievable," he said.
Gusty winds created a near impossible situation for firefighters on Saturday. A fire that
burned on Thursday and rekindled on Friday rekindled again on Saturday near Interstate 35
and Sorghum Mill Road.
At one point late Saturday afternoon, firefighters thought they had the wildfire under
control. However, a gust front associated with thunderstorms to the northwest rendered the
wildfire out of control once again.
The Edmond Fire Department is estimating that these fires scorched more than 1,000 acres and is continuing to burn as of 10 p.m.
The Edmond blaze was but one of several across central Oklahoma. In Grady County near Rush Springs, a wildfire that burned on Friday rekindled on Saturday. That fire got so bad that the National Guard will be brought in to drop water on the fire from above, according to the Grady County emergency manager.
In Pottawatomie County, fires burned more than 600 acres and threatened at least five homes. According to Pottawatomie County officials, the blaze burned east of Highway 177 and south of Highway 59.
The Pottawatomie County Emergency Manager said there were no injuries reported and no residences damaged.
Other fires were reported throughout the day in El Reno and in Garvin and Logan counties.
Large Wildfires rage through Central Oklahoma
Wildfires Burning In Grady County, Pottawatomie County
EDMOND, Okla. -- A wildfire in Edmond rekindled on Saturday, and 10 hours later, it was still burning.
Residents in the Cardinal Ridge and Redbud Canyon neighborhoods have been evacuated. Also,
northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between Second Street and Waterloo Road
have been shut down for hours because of smoke from the fire.
Eyewitness News 5's Jessica Holloway reported Saturday night from a neighborhood near
Coffee Creek Road and Blackjack Lane, where a brick home -- one of seven on the street --
was burning.
"This used to be my living room," said George Reich.
He could only watch as his home burned before his eyes.
"It was unbelievable," he said.
Gusty winds created a near impossible situation for firefighters on Saturday. A fire that
burned on Thursday and rekindled on Friday rekindled again on Saturday near Interstate 35
and Sorghum Mill Road.
At one point late Saturday afternoon, firefighters thought they had the wildfire under
control. However, a gust front associated with thunderstorms to the northwest rendered the
wildfire out of control once again.
The Edmond Fire Department is estimating that these fires scorched more than 1,000 acres and is continuing to burn as of 10 p.m.
The Edmond blaze was but one of several across central Oklahoma. In Grady County near Rush Springs, a wildfire that burned on Friday rekindled on Saturday. That fire got so bad that the National Guard will be brought in to drop water on the fire from above, according to the Grady County emergency manager.
In Pottawatomie County, fires burned more than 600 acres and threatened at least five homes. According to Pottawatomie County officials, the blaze burned east of Highway 177 and south of Highway 59.
The Pottawatomie County Emergency Manager said there were no injuries reported and no residences damaged.
Other fires were reported throughout the day in El Reno and in Garvin and Logan counties.
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