Several wildfires have broken out across Oklahoma, prompting urgent evacuations amid extreme fire weather conditions on Friday (March 14).
Eyewitness footage captured flames burning along highways near Pawnee County, with thick smoke blanketing the area.
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Eyewitness footage captured flames burning along highways near Pawnee County, with thick smoke blanketing the area.
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00:00Several wildfires have broken out across Oklahoma, prompting urgent evacuations amid extreme
00:07fire weather conditions on Friday.
00:10Eyewitness footage captured flames burning along highways near Pawnee County, with thick
00:15smoke blanketing the area.
00:17In Mayes County, a truck was seen overturned as fires continued to spread.
00:22Meanwhile, several homes in Stillwater were destroyed as the fires raged on.
00:27Authorities have issued evacuation orders and are warning residents not to return as
00:33fires are still actively burning, thousands remain without power, and travel has become
00:38hazardous.
00:39In response, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority have closed
00:45multiple highways.
00:57For more information, visit www.fema.gov