More Grass Fires Reported in Oklahoma
ALEX, Okla. (AP) - Grass fires have popped up in south-central Oklahoma near Alex. Grady County deputy emergency management director Paulette Nicholas says fire crews were battling two blazes near Oklahoma Highway 39 at the Grady and McClain county lines Tuesday afternoon. Nicholas said she hadn't received any reports of injuries or property damage. She says there are homes in the vicinity of the fires, but no evacuations are under way. Much of western and central Oklahoma is under a fire weather watch because dry vegetation, strong winds and warmer temperatures continue to make the state susceptible to fires. Nicholas says southwest winds of about 20 to 30 mph were blowing the fires to the northeast.