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Wildfires that burned nearly 300,000 acres in Western Oklahoma also left animals fighting to survive.
Firefighters are hoping that Saturday’s rain will help them gain more ground on the wildfires continuing to burn in western Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management says the largest fire, near Seiling, is now 25 percent contained.
The largest wildfire in the state has spread 34,000 acres in just last 24 hours. According to the Oklahoma Forestry Service, the Rhea Fire in Dewey County has now burned more than 283,095 acres total.
Wildfires continue to burn out of control Wednesday morning in western Oklahoma, and the winds are moving smoke from those fires into the Tulsa.
A State of Emergency remains in effect for 52 Oklahoma counties due to ongoing wildfires that began Thursday. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved the state’s request for federal aid.
Multiple evacuations are underway Friday morning as wildfires raged across the northwestern and western parts of Oklahoma.
