March 23, 2016
KIOWA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire that started in Oklahoma and spread into Kansas has burned tens of thousands of acres of rural land.
The National Weather Service says the fire started Tuesday night near the Kansas border in Woods County, Oklahoma. Wind gusts of up to 30 mph helped spread the blaze into Barber and Comanche counties in western Kansas.
Officials say no injuries had been reported Wednesday, and dozens of firetrucks and hundreds of firefighters are helping fight the blaze.
In Kansas, Comanche County emergency management coordinator John Lehman says about a dozen homes have been evacuated, though none has been damaged.
Forecasters say parts of New Mexico and West Texas are also at risk for wildfires.
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