Airplane Destroyed In Rogers County Hangar Fire

<p>Firefighters say an airplane is destroyed after an early morning fire at a hangar just south of Oologah Lake.</p>

Wednesday, July 25th 2018, 5:12 am

By: Joseph Holloway

Airplane Destroyed In Rogers County Hangar Fire

Firefighters say an airplane is destroyed after an early morning fire at a hangar just south of Oologah Lake.

It happened Wednesday at the Avian Country Estates just off old Highway 88.

An early AM fire left major damage to this hangar on Avian Avenue south of Oologah Lake. Firefighters say an airplane was destroyed. @NewsOn6 pic.twitter.com/HttSXzScOT
— Joseph Holloway (@a_cupof_JOE) July 25, 2018

Firefighters says investigators now have the job of trying to determine how the fire started.

Northwest Fire Department crews say the owners of the hangar were alerted by an alarm and firefighters arrived to find flames coming out of the roof.

An airplane inside the hangar was destroyed but crews say they were able to clean up fuel and other accelerants that would cause more flames.

Northwest Fire Captain Aaron Pierce said they had to call in several other fire departments - Claremore, Foyil, Limestone - for backup because the fire was raging when they arrived.

"We remained defensive and slowly worked our way inside the dwelling, had to summon up from a few of the neighboring departments," Pierce said.

Firefighters say no one was hurt, but inside the hangar it's all a charred mess, and there’s significant damage outside.

They say along with the airplane, there was a tractor, a motorcycle and a boat parked inside the hanger.

Joseph Holloway

Joseph Holloway joined the News on 6 team in May 2016. He comes to Tulsa from Fayetteville, Arkansas, where he reported for the NBC and FOX affiliates there for two years.

Firefighters says investigators now have the job of trying to determine how the fire started.

Northwest Fire Department crews say the owners of the hangar were alerted by an alarm and firefighters arrived to find flames coming out of the roof.

An airplane inside the hangar was destroyed but crews say they were able to clean up fuel and other accelerants that would cause more flames.

Northwest Fire Captain Aaron Pierce said they had to call in several other fire departments - Claremore, Foyil, Limestone - for backup because the fire was raging when they arrived.

"We remained defensive and slowly worked our way inside the dwelling, had to summon up from a few of the neighboring departments," Pierce said.

Firefighters say no one was hurt, but inside the hangar it's all a charred mess, and there’s significant damage outside.

They say along with the airplane, there was a tractor, a motorcycle and a boat parked inside the hanger.

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