Oklahoma City on fire.

[lonestarnot]

Damn.

[Warpy]

1. OOoh, bad grass fire out that way.

http://www.kfor.com/news/local/kfor-grass-fire-claiming-more-structures-a-day-later-20110831,0,4365349.story

[uppityperson]

2. Had to google it, found this...looks like a mess

http://newsok.com/northeast-oklahoma-city-fire-rages-for-second-day/article/3600080?custom_click=headlines_widget

[Hissyspit]

3. "Everything's gone."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. So sad...

But I guess relief funds for this disaster will be held hostage too. :-(

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Jeez..first drought and now fires. Big and spreading, sounds like.

Wildfires sweeping through parts of Texas and Oklahoma have destroyed dozens of homes and forced hundreds to evacuate, and although officials don't yet know what ignited the blazes, a heat wave and drought have left both states with the perfect fuel: parched ground and dry vegetation.

From CNN:

Strong winds whipped up two wildfires in southern Oklahoma on Friday, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes.

The first fire, a large grass fire, burned west of Lawton, which is about 80 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. It forced people in approximately 900 homes and the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to evacuate, according to Comanche County officials.

Roughly 50 firefighters were working to battle the blaze, officials said in a statement Friday night, but helicopters could not be brought in because of the strong winds. The fire, which was about 65% contained, has burned some 3,500 acres.