December 21, 2016
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
The Beckham County Sheriff’s office has closed a State Highway as firefighters from three communities battle two large grass fires.
Reportedly, no one has been injured in the fires located about a mile east of Highway 283 on Highway 6.
The Elk City Fire Department has sent four trucks and equivalent man-power and Sayre and Berlin have deployed units, as well.
The fire was called into the Elk City Fire Department about 2:56 and units will be on the scene for quite a while as the two fires – about a mile apart from each other – are brought under control.
The origin of the fires is unknown and will be under investigation to determine how they started.
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