By WYATT GELLER<\/p>\n
With high temperatures in the area, fires burned more than 40,000 acres of wildlife in Oklahoma.\u00a0 For the Midwest, this occurrence was a big deal to the region.<\/p>\n
“We haven’t had one of these in the last few years,” said Mark Goeller, the Oklahoma Forestry Services’ fire management chief, told CNN. “Fires are going to burn all night.”<\/p>\n
Fires in Harper County had 17,280 acres of land burnt in a matter of three hours, according to Goeller.<\/p>\n
In fact, 76 out of the 77 counties in Oklahoma received red flag warnings, that advise the citizens of extreme caution of open flames in the area.<\/p>\n
Oklahoma’s Department of Emergency Management reported that there are no injuries or loss of life, but a few people lost their homes.<\/p>\n
You never how hot it will get out in the Midwest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By WYATT GELLER With high temperatures in the area, fires burned more than 40,000 acres of wildlife in Oklahoma.\u00a0 For the Midwest, this occurrence was a big deal to the region. “We haven’t had one of these in the last … Continue reading