OKAY, Okla. — Fire crews are working to contain a fire burning in Wagoner and Muskogee counties on Tuesday afternoon.
According to an official with Wagoner County Emergency Management, a grass fire started in Muskogee County and moved into Wagoner County.
The fire destroyed a couple of buildings, although they were able to save a home from the fire.
Multi-county fire in Wagoner and Muskogee Counties right now. Crews working a grassfire that spread and burned several buildings. (Highway 16 between Okay and Muskogee). @KJRH2HD #okwx #okfire pic.twitter.com/Dr6V2U7Syp
— Tony Russell (@TonyRussellTV) July 26, 2022
The Okay Fire Department posted a photo of the fire on Facebook around 2 p.m. as it burned along Highway 16 headed toward Muskogee. Wagoner County is one of a handful of areas in Green Country under a Burn Ban due to fire danger.
Emergency crews are asking people to avoid the area.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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