Multiple grass fires spread near Fort Sill homes along I-44, Lawton OK
Fire & ArsonMultiple grass fires were reported on Interstate 44 near Key Gate and mile marker 41 in Lawton, Oklahoma. The fires are burning grass on both east and west sides of the highway and spreading toward Fort Sill property and nearby homes. Fire units are responding to contain the fires before they reach residential areas.
Audio|Source: Comanche County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Nation 30, stand by for a call-in of a fire on I-44 and Key Gate.
00:19
3 station 3 chief 3 can i get you on route to i 44 key gate area i 44 key gate area we're referring to multiple reports of a fire on that roadway north of key gate on the east side or direction west side dispatch station one i'll take that call we'll be here funny
00:46
This is 3 square a wreck, fun enough.
00:54
This last 3 is in, right.
01:01
This patch engine one, can you give us a description of what kind of fire?
01:08
All I've gotten is multiple 911 calls, loss of callers advising that there's like seven small fires on I-44.
01:20
One outside fire on I-44.
01:24
It's going to be near marker 41 on the east side.
01:28
I-44, marker 41 on the east side of the treeway.
01:33
It's going to be grass on fire. The sports still is clear in-en-row.
01:40
Clear brush 11 is around with us as well.
01:48
This is the guy fired.
01:53
It's my question.
01:55
That it won't clean around.
02:05
to the north and see if I can see anything on Fort Sill.
02:10
I mean so many one to just back, show us out of that question, please.
02:29
I'm getting different information, but most of them are saying it is going to be north of key gate. Okay.
02:37
Towards the horse stables, I believe.
02:41
Dispatch, I'm almost on scene on Fort Sill side north of the stables.
02:53
It is going to be on the west side of I44 grassfire. It is currently in the ditch and spreading to on post.
03:10
We dispatch another station to respond inside the gate.
03:18
Brink station.
03:22
The section units in route to I-44. We received another call stating there's another smaller fire just north of the larger one at mile marker 41.
03:39
intersection of Hudnut and Canal Road and then you'll be going off road towards the interstate fire is slowly approaching some homes understood we'll be in right shortly
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Near Sheridan Rd, Lawton, OK 73503
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