Fire at GRDA dam near Locust Grove sends 4 employees to hospital

GRDA logo

Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Advertisement

Posted: 01/23/2013

LOCUST GROVE, Okla. - A small fire Wednesday morning at a power facility for the Grand River Dam Authority is responsible for sending four people to the hospital.

GRDA spokesman Justin Alberty said a small fire in the Kerr Dam power house north of Locust Grove sent the four employees to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation.

The fire is now extinguished.

The structure suffered no major damage, said Alberty.

Copyright 2013 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

  • Comments
Advertisement
 

Around Tulsa


  1. Tornado victim finds dog alive in rubble

    Tornado victim finds dog alive in rubble

    It would be an urban legend arising out of the Oklahoma City tornadoes of May 20, if not for the fact that it happened on television.

    • The Voice shifts focus to Oklahoma

      • Power of tornado dwarfed nuclear bomb

        • Where was FEMA 'safe room' program?

          • Search for tornado survivors nearly over