‘Beyond devastating’: Man dies in Coweta house fire

VIDEO: Coweta authorities are investigating a deadly house fire. Several people were inside at the time, and one man didn’t make it out. “It’s beyond devastating,” said Melody Addington. For nearly 30 years, Melody Addington has seen the home next door. Now, it’s nearly unrecognizable. Everything in the backyard is charred. There are piles of debris in the garage, and the roof is destroyed at the Coweta home. “Literally, it started in the back and then just engulfed the whole front,” said Addington. Firefighters first got the call around 6:15 pm on May 10. Fire Chief Brian Woodward said within four and a half minutes, they were battling the flames. “It’s just devastating that you work your life to build a home and a family and all the stuff that you have, and it’s all gone within seconds,” said Addington.
KJRH-TV NBC 2 Tulsa

Family gets to safety after fire starts inside Edmond home

Authorities say a family got to safety after a fire sparked early Monday morning at a home in an Edmond neighborhood. Around 5:45 a.m., crews responded to a fire at a home along Glacier Lane near Danforth Road and Santa Fe Avenue. Edmond Fire Department officials told KOCO 5 that the fire started on the back porch and spread to the attic. The family inside the home was able to make it out safely, officials said. The inside of the home suffered a lot of fire and smoke damage, according to the fire department. Sky 5, which is the only news helicopter in the air on weekday mornings, saw fire damage to part of the home and that crews had to get onto the roof to provide some venting to get to the flames. The fire has been extinguished. The cause is under investigation.
KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City

Cherokee Nation donates $476,000 to northeast Oklahoma fire departments

The Cherokee Nation is contributing nearly half a million total dollars to 136 northeast Oklahoma rural fire departments. The Cherokee Nation says each fire department is receiving $3,500. “These 136 rural fire departments are invaluable to our Cherokee communities. The brave men and women who serve on these departments leave their homes and their families to help save lives and property of people they have never even met,” Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said in a press release. “We don’t always see first-hand the wonderful acts of courage and sacrifice they make through their service, but we know firefighters are selfless. Their efforts each day leave a lasting impression on the Cherokee Nation and the communities in which these men and women live."
KOKI-TV FOX 23 Tulsa

Crews respond to business fire near downtown Oklahoma City

Crews responded to a business fire Sunday morning near downtown Oklahoma City. At around 6:25 a.m., the Oklahoma City Fire Department arrived on the scene of a commercial fire near Northwest 5th Street and Virginia Avenue. Crews saw smoke coming from the building when they got there, according to the fire department. It wasn't clear if anyone was inside when the fire began or what started it. As of Sunday morning, there were no injuries reported.
KOCO-TV ABC 5 Oklahoma City