Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS) was out Monday surveying the damage left by Friday’s fire that destroyed an estimated 100 structures ranging from outbuildings to mobile and permanent homes in Logan County.
Through the preliminary investigation, arcing power lines – due to high winds – through a green belt may have been the spark that charred up 3,200 acres in a fire that, in parts, is still burning with hot spots.
OFS continues to investigate the cause of the fire and exact number of structures lost.
Related article: Multiple structures destroyed by fire in south Logan County
Logan County Emergency Manager Steven Haga said the fire started near Charter Oak and Bryant to the north and east in the Oak Cliff fire district. Eventually, the winds pushed the fire to the east and across I-35 up to Midwest Blvd. into the Woodcrest fire district.
Along with all the fire departments in the county, six fire task force units helped local firefighters, including Kingfisher, Wagoner, Pontotoc, Commanche, Pittsburg, and Lincoln counties.
Haga thanked the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, and Oklahoma County for providing traffic control not only around the fire scenes, but Interstate 35 and other roadways that became congested with interstate, school, and Lazy E traffic.
The Mobile Health Department was set up Monday in the Woodcrest Fire Department parking lot for citizens that wanted free tetanus shots during the cleanup efforts.
The American Red Cross Red Cross continues to be set up at the Philadelphia Church of God at 2301 W. Simmons Road.
Haga confirmed there have been no fatalities or missing persons from the fire.
The Board of County Commissioners enacted a county-wide burn ban for the next 14 days. Tuesday’s forecast is calling for another high fire danger alert for several Oklahoma counties. Related article: Commissioners issue burn ban for Logan County
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