COMANCHE COUNTY, Okla_People celebrating the 4th of July by shooting fireworks up into the night sky kept firefighters across southwest Oklahoma busy Wednesday night.
Once the sun went down and the fireworks started going up volunteers from local fire departments went to work. Comanche County Emergency Management Director Clint Wagstaff said there were over 150 fires just in Comanche County.
Multiple fires sparked in Cache causing Wagstaff and the Cache Fire Department to call for reinforcements from multiple agencies including Fort Sill and Geronimo.
One Lawton fire official told 7News it was like a "war zone" as crews were constantly dispatched for over four hours to fight fires caused by fireworks.
Officials said at least 5 structures were damaged including a home in Geronimo. None were destroyed.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:30 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:30:53 GMT
FREDERICK Okla_ A Southwest Oklahoma man who dropped out of high school 68 years ago has finally received his high school diploma, and it was all a surprise. Bill Dill's commencement ceremony was in Frederick Thursday
A Southwest Oklahoma man who dropped out of high school 68 years ago has finally received his high school diploma, and it was all a surprise.
Friday, May 17 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-05-18 03:16:24 GMT
LAWTON,Okla_Summer time is almost here and for many of our kids that means a break from school and lots of free time on their hands. The organization 'Stand for Something or Fall for Anything' sponsored
Summer time is almost here and for many of our kids that means a break from school and lots of free time on their hands.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:12 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:12:08 GMT
FORT SILL Okla_ Ten outstanding high school students who are also the children of active-duty service members were awarded $50,000 scholarships to attend college by Our Family for Families First, John
Ten outstanding high school students who are also the children of active-duty service members were awarded $50,000 scholarships to attend college by Our Family for Families First, John G. Picerne's private charitable foundation.
Friday, May 17 2013 7:08 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:08:01 GMT
LAWTON Okla_ A Lawton man admits to molesting an 8-year-old girl for four years, and he does it on the internet. Thursday, police arrested 36-year-old Brian Lewis of Lawton. He's a man they say is active
A Lawton man admits to molesting an 8-year-old girl for four years, and he does it on the internet.
Friday, May 17 2013 6:59 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:59:40 GMT
COMANCHE CO., Okla_ They fought for our country and our freedom, but now spend their days and nights on the streets. Some 130 Comanche County veterans are homeless, but Friday, they made their way from
They fought for our country and our freedom, but now spend their days and nights on the streets.
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