LAWTON, Okla_A fire broke out in our own backyard here at the 7News station Thursday. It happened around 2:30. Crews worked to contain the blaze. Their quick action proved to be very helpful considering the wind and heat.
The fire came right up to the asphalt parking lot just feet away from where all of us were at work.
While most of us left work, two of our employees got to work because they're volunteer firefighters. Skywarn7 Meteorologist Matt Dipirro had his firefighting gear in his car.
"I just threw my gear on here in the parking lot and started scanning the scene to figure out exactly what was going on."
Internet Content Director Jarred Burk left to get a fire truck and when he came back, grabbed hose and went to work as well.
Another employee manned a garden hose, soaking the ground by some propane tanks near our building. The fire began with a loud pop around 2 this afternoon.
A Fidelity Cable employee said he heard it while he was working, first the pop, then a power surge, then the fire.
Flower Mound Volunteer Firefighters were here in minutes and thankfully, kept the fire from doing more damage.
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:38 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:38:21 GMT
LAWTON, Okla_It's the start of a special weekend to honor the men and women of our Nation's Military. On Saturday thousands headed to downtown Lawton to enjoy what's billed as the largest Armed Forces
LAWTON, Okla_It's the start of a special weekend to honor the men and women of our Nation's Military. On Saturday thousands headed to downtown Lawton to enjoy what's billed as the largest Armed Forces
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:35 PM EDT2013-05-19 00:35:16 GMT
LAWTON, Okla._ Over a dozen women, decked out in pink, rolled back into Lawton Saturday afternoon. The seventeen women returned from the 4th annual "Breast Ride Ever." Their last leg of the trip started
Over a dozen women, decked out in pink, rolled back into Lawton Saturday afternoon.
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:32 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:32:43 GMT
GRAHAM, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries. National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh
GRAHAM, Texas (AP) _ Authorities say two tornadoes have struck near a small community in rural North Texas, destroying a house but causing no injuries. National Weather Service meteorologist Dennis Cavanaugh
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:30 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:30:39 GMT
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) _ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers are working to learn the circumstances under which a bald eagle died. Officials said Friday the dead eagle was found at a motel in Sallisaw. Fort
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) _ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers are working to learn the circumstances under which a bald eagle died. Officials said Friday the dead eagle was found at a motel in Sallisaw. Fort
Saturday, May 18 2013 8:00 AM EDT2013-05-18 12:00:09 GMT
City of Lawton Press Release- Beginning today, May 13th, The City of Lawton Water Treatment Plants will be returning to chloramines in the water distribution system. Chloramines are the blending of chlorine
Beginning Monday, May 20th, The City of Lawton Water Treatment Plants will be returning to chloramines in the water distribution system.
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