THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND DEVELOPING NOW. OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE CREWS RUSHING TO PUT OUT FLAMES AT AN ABANDONED IN METRO BAR. OUR KOCO CAMERAS WERE THERE AS HEAVY SMOKE POURED FROM THAT BUILDING. WE’VE GOT AUDREY GOODSON THERE NOW WITH THE DETAILS FROM OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE. SHELBY KYLIE. GOOD MORNING. THAT FIRE IS OUT NOW, BUT YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE DAMAGE THAT’S LEFT BEHIND HERE AT A BAR THAT WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE ANCHOR CREWS HERE ON SCENE TELL US THE FIRE STARTED AROUND 630 THIS MORNING WHEN A PASSERBY DRIVING DOWN PORTLAND CALLED 911, SAYING THAT THEY SAW HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES. SO WE ARRIVED ON SCENE AND FOUND FIRE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. UNKNOWN CAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO START ON THE EXTERIOR AND MOVE INTERIOR. WE CUT A HOE IN THE IN THE ROOF TO HAVE THE SMOKE ESCAPE FROM THERE. CREWS SAY THEY WERE ABLE TO KNOCK THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY AND THEY SAY THE HEAVY WINDS THAT WE’RE HAVING THIS MORNING ACTUALLY HELPED THEM BECAUSE IT WAS BLOWING ALL OF THE SMOKE AWAY FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS. HOWEVER, WE DID SEE FIRE MARSHALS HERE ON SCENE INVESTIGATING, BUT THEY SAY THEY DON’T THINK THE FIRE IS SUSPICIOUS RIGHT NOW. FIRE CREWS SAY THEY STILL DON’T KNOW THE CAUSE, BUT THEY DO SAY THAT NO ONE WAS
Crews battle fire at bar in northwest Oklahoma City
The fire started around 6:30 a.m. at The Anchor along Portland Avenue just south of Northwest 23rd Street
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Updated: 9:12 AM CDT Oct 12, 2023
Fire crews rushed out Thursday morning to put out flames at an abandoned bar in northwest Oklahoma City.Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The fire started around 6:30 a.m. at The Anchor along Portland Avenue just south of Northwest 23rd Street. Authorities said a passerby driving past called 911 after reporting seeing heavy smoke and flames."We arrived on scene and found fire on the back side of the structure," Capt. Jonathan Johnson said. "Unknown cause. We were able to start on the exterior and move to the interior. We cut a hole in the roof to have the smoke escape.">> Download the KOCO 5 AppFrom there, crews said they were able to knock the fire out quickly. Authorities said the heavy wind actually helped firefighters because it blew all the smoke away from them.The fire marshal was at the scene, but crews said they didn’t think the fire was suspicious. No injuries were reported.Top Headlines Female frogs fake their own death to avoid male mating advances, study says Oklahoma Supreme Court chief justice seeks to remove district judge for inappropriate actions during trial 1 suspect dead, 3 in custody after robbery turned in Noble Self-driving semitrailers to travel from Houston to Oklahoma City Cleveland County deputies respond to deadly shooting involving two different scenes
OKLAHOMA CITY — Fire crews rushed out Thursday morning to put out flames at an abandoned bar in northwest Oklahoma City.
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The fire started around 6:30 a.m. at The Anchor along Portland Avenue just south of Northwest 23rd Street. Authorities said a passerby driving past called 911 after reporting seeing heavy smoke and flames.
"We arrived on scene and found fire on the back side of the structure," Capt. Jonathan Johnson said. "Unknown cause. We were able to start on the exterior and move to the interior. We cut a hole in the roof to have the smoke escape."
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From there, crews said they were able to knock the fire out quickly. Authorities said the heavy wind actually helped firefighters because it blew all the smoke away from them.
The fire marshal was at the scene, but crews said they didn’t think the fire was suspicious. No injuries were reported.
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