Wildfires - Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma authorities on Tuesday urged residents of the small town of Freedom to evacuate as a wildfire flared in the same area near the border with Kansas where blazes last month scorched hundreds of square miles.
The National Weather Service warned that most of the state was under critical to extremely critical fire conditions due to dry air, warm temperatures and strong winds. Blazes also broke out across Kansas, where some small-town residents were forced to leave their homes. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
Wildfires - Tennessee, USA
Cocke County fire crews teamed up with more than 100 personnel from the U.S. Forest Service and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency to battle the wildfire blaze ripping across the west side of Stone Mountain.
The wildfire started on Monday afternoon, and has scorched more than 1,000 acres of land as of late Tuesday night. The U.S. Forest Service said Wednesday morning the fire is still only contained about 10 percent.
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