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Crews still on scene of Roger Mills County wildfire

On Tuesday, crews responded to the scene of a fire in Berlin where the strong winds picked up the flames and turned them into a firenado.

Crews still on scene of Roger Mills County wildfire

On Tuesday, crews responded to the scene of a fire in Berlin where the strong winds picked up the flames and turned them into a firenado.

KOCO’S ABIGAIL OGLE IS HERE. ABBY, YOU’VE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL AGENCIES INVOLD.VE ABIGAIL: EXACTLY, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON THERE. THIS IS BURNING IN ROGER MILLS COUNTY IN BERLIN, OKLAHOMA. WE WERE ON SCENE YESTERDAY AS THE STRONG WINDS PICKED THE FLAMES UP AND TURNED THEM INTO A FIRENADO. MICHL:AE WE CAN FEEL THE HEAT FROM THESE FLAMES. WE GOTTA BACK UP. ABIGAIL: FIELD METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL ARMSTRONG AND CHIEF PHOTOJOURNALIST KYLE HAMM IN BERLIN AS THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY. MICHAEL: WOW, WHOA, WHOA, LOOK AT THAT. ABIGL:AI THE OKLAHOMA WIND SWIRLING THE FLAMES INTO FIRENA.ESDO TONIGHT, I SPOKE TO THE ROGER MILLS EMERGENCY MANAGER WHO TELLS ME ONE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN LOST, IT WAS A BARN. ALSO SEERAL HAYBALES, AND THERE WAS A CAR CRASH DUE TO SMOKE AND POOR VISIBILY.IT OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES ALSO ON SCENE TO HELP, TELLING ME IT HAS BURNED NEARLY 4,000 ACRES. >> WE DO CONSIDER IT 50% CONTAINED AND THAT IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE STILL WITHIN FIRE WEATHER. ALL IT WOULD TAKE IS ONE EERMB FROM A HOT SPOT THAT IS STILL OUT THERE FOR THAT FIRE TO QUICKLY GROW. HERE WE ARE IN JUST IN THE MIDDLE PART OF APRIL. YEAR TO DATE SO FAR OUR AGENCY HAS RESPONDED TO WELL OVER 600 FIRES. 600 WILDFIRES ALREADY THISEA YR. ABIGAIL: IS THAT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH AMOUNT? >> IT IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NOALRM. VOLUNTEERS, LET’S BE REAL. THEY ARE WORKING THEIR DAY JSOB AND A LOT OF TIMES FIGHTING FIRES ALL EVENING, THEN TRYING TO RETURN TO THAT DAY JOB THE NEXT D.AY ABIGAIL: DREW DAILY GOT THE ACTUAL NUMBER FOR ME. THEY’VE RESPONDED TO 670 WILDFIRES THIS YEAR ALONE AND 143,000 ACRES HAVE BURNED. ALSO THE CAR CRASH DUE TO SMOKE INVOLVED A FIREFIGHTER, BUT I’M TOLD EVERYONE WA
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Crews still on scene of Roger Mills County wildfire

On Tuesday, crews responded to the scene of a fire in Berlin where the strong winds picked up the flames and turned them into a firenado.

Crews are still on the scene of the wildfire that started burning in Roger Mills County.On Tuesday, crews responded to the scene of a fire in Berlin where the strong winds picked up the flames and turned them into a firenado.On Wednesday night, crews are still on the scene of that fire.Watch the video player above for the full story.

Crews are still on the scene of the wildfire that started burning in Roger Mills County.

On Tuesday, crews responded to the scene of a fire in Berlin where the strong winds picked up the flames and turned them into a firenado.

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On Wednesday night, crews are still on the scene of that fire.

Watch the video player above for the full story.