Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes
507 views · Published 7 March 2017 · 2:04 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Real Thing TV · 2017 · News & Politics
Deadly wildfires force thousands from homes. Emergency crews on Tuesday struggled to contain deadly wildfires that have scorched hundreds of square miles of land in four states and forced thousands of people to flee their homes ahead of the wind-whipped flames. The fires were burning in parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado, and warnings that fire conditions were ripe were issued for Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska, as powerful thunderstorms moved through the nation's midsection overnight, spawning dozens of tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. The fires have killed at least four people. In Kansas, wildfires have burned about 625 square miles of land and killed one person. The Kansas Highway Patrol said tractor-trailer driver Corey Holt, of Oklahoma City, was killed Monday when his rig jackknifed as he tried to backup because of poor visibility on highway 34 in Clark County, which is on Kansas' southern border with Oklahoma. He succumbed to smoke after getting out of his vehicle.
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