JUST A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, JONATHAN, WE’LL TALK TO YOU HERE IN A SECOND. BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A FAMILY ESCAPED A HOME ON FIRE IN OUR KOCO CREW ON THAT SCENE NEAR SOUTHEAST 59TH AND POST ROAD EARLY THIS MORNING. AND SADLY, WE ARE REPORTING THAT FOUR PETS WERE LOST IN THIS. CREWS SAY THE FIRE STARTED ON THE BACK DECK OF THE HOME, TRAVELING UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR. THEY TELL US THE PEOPLE LIVING INSIDE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY AGAIN, THEIR PETS DID NOT. THEY TELL US THE HOUSE HAD HEAVY SMOKE AND FIRE DAMAGE AND CREWS FACED EXTRA CHALLENGES AS THEY WORK. TO PUT THIS FIRE OUT. WE’VE GOT AN EXTRA CREW HERE TO RELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND AND THE FACT THAT IT’S A NON HYDRANT AREA. SO WE’RE HAVING TO SHUTTLE WATER IN. TOOK A LITTLE LONGER TO GET THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL. SO RIGHT NOW CREWS S
Family escapes to safety, 4 pets die after southeast Oklahoma City home catches fire
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Updated: 6:35 AM CDT Aug 29, 2024
A family escaped to safety but four pets died after a southeast Oklahoma City home caught fire early Thursday morning. >> Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.Around 1 a.m., firefighters responded to flames at a home near Southeast 59th Street and Post Road. Crews said the fire started on the back deck and traveled to the second story. The family living there got to safety, but their four pets didn't make it out. Oklahoma City Fire Department officials said the house has heavy smoke and fire damage. Firefighters also faced extra challenges to extinguish the flames. >> Download the KOCO 5 App"We've got an extra crew here to relieve because of the heat and the fact that it's a nonhydrant water area, so we're having to shuttle water in. Took a little longer to get the fire under control," Greg Lindsay, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, said. "I'd say we're probably looking at around 25 to 30 percent of the house was damaged from the initial fire and smoke throughout the house." The cause of the fire is under investigation. Top HeadlinesAt least 40 horses dead at Oklahoma ranch in possible faulty feed incidentOklahoma's grocery tax cut is now in effect. See everything you'll save money onA Colorado man keeps receiving Trump-related shirts in the mail that he never orderedMiddle school football player dies of head injury received in practicePresidential campaigns target rural voters in key states
OKLAHOMA CITY — A family escaped to safety but four pets died after a southeast Oklahoma City home caught fire early Thursday morning.
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Around 1 a.m., firefighters responded to flames at a home near Southeast 59th Street and Post Road. Crews said the fire started on the back deck and traveled to the second story.
The family living there got to safety, but their four pets didn't make it out.
Oklahoma City Fire Department officials said the house has heavy smoke and fire damage. Firefighters also faced extra challenges to extinguish the flames.
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"We've got an extra crew here to relieve because of the heat and the fact that it's a nonhydrant water area, so we're having to shuttle water in. Took a little longer to get the fire under control," Greg Lindsay, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, said. "I'd say we're probably looking at around 25 to 30 percent of the house was damaged from the initial fire and smoke throughout the house."
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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