Oklahoma wildfires kill 1, force evacuations – CNN

Wildfires have killed one person and forced the evacuation of four towns in Oklahoma, authorities said Friday.

Source: HLN

(CNN)Wildfires have killed one person and forced the evacuation of four towns in Oklahoma, authorities said Friday.

The state chief medical examiner’s office reported a 61-year-old man died Thursday in Roger MIlls County as a result of injuries sustained in a fire that began southeast of Leedey, the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management said.

A 54-year-old hunter reported missing in the large Dewey County fire was found alive, Oklahoma Forestry Services Fire Chief Scott Huff said. The man was flown to an area hospital Friday, but his condition was unknown.

Officials said the man was one of three hunters who got caught in the wildfire. The two others were found Thursday.

About 1,000 people evacuated Vici, more than 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, Dewey County Sheriff Clay Sander said.

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