Fire crews were hopping yesterday afternoon from one blaze to another.
Several hundred acres were burned near Nuyaka in Okmulgee County. There was also a big fire near Bristow in Creek County that made driving nearly impossible on the Turner Turnpike.
Grady County emergency management official Amanda Wilkerson says evacuations were ordered Thursday as flames burned pastures and threatened structures near the H.E. Bailey Turnpike south of Bridge Creek.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says smoke prompted authorities to close part of the turnpike for about two hours Thursday afternoon.More wild fires are possible today as we have an elevated fire threat across the state.