Large grass fire prompts home evacuations in NE Oklahoma County

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – A big brush fire threatened a number of properties in northeast Oklahoma City Monday afternoon.

Several fire departments and different businesses have been referred to as to the scene close to NE twenty third and Bryant simply earlier than 4 p.m. Monday.

Oklahoma County officers say round 30 properties have been evacuated.

“We do know that one home was damaged,” mentioned Aaron Brilbeck with the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office

The explanation for the fire is unknown presently and remains to be below investigation. However –

“We believe it started at a salvage yard,” Brilbeck mentioned.

McIntyre Law Chopper 4 was over that salvage yard Monday afternoon and located greater than 20 automobiles engulfed in the yard at one level.

Resident Ivy Reece’s home was not evacuated, however he says being lower than a mile away from the scene was scary.

“They said we were in the way of a fire and it was coming this way,” recalled Reece. “And it was out of control.”

He mentioned there was no mistaking what was occurring.

“The sky was full of smoke,” mentioned Reece.

Thankfully, no accidents have been reported.

“It was a lot of action out here. People trying to come home and to their house, and the police were turning them around,” mentioned Reece. “Wasn’t any use in coming in and getting trapped in here. So the police were doing the right thing.”

An Oklahoma City Fire Department official experiences the final of their personnel left the scene simply after 9 p.m. after eliminating all remaining sizzling spots.