Texas, Oklahoma Wildfires

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  • April 10, 2009: Fruit sits on the countertop of a home destroyed by fire in Midwest City, Okla. Wind whipped grassfires damaged or destroyed at least 100 homes or other structures.
  • April 10, 2009: Nathan Christmon, left, and his brother Drew Christmon, right, survey what is left of Nathan's home in Midwest City, Okla. Wind whipped grassfires damaged or destroyed at least 100 homes or other structures.
  • April 10, 2009: Drew Christmon carries belonging from the home of his brother, which was destroyed by a fire in Midwest City, Okla. Wind whipped grassfires damaged or destroyed at least 100 homes or other structures.
  • April 9, 2009: Flames illuminate a storage tank as a grass fire moves through Choctaw, Okla. Fire crews in Oklahoma and Texas raced Thursday to control wind-whipped wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes, forced evacuations and shut down parts of a major highway.
  • April 9, 2009: Flames leap out of a broken gas line in Midwest City, Okla. Fire crews in Oklahoma and Texas raced Thursday to control wind-whipped wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes, forced evacuations and shut down parts of a major highway.
  • April 9, 2009: Flames move through a subdivision in Choctaw, Okla. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.
  • April 9, 2009: Firefighters battle homes on fire on both sides of Westbury Street in the Oakwood East neighborhood in Midwest City, Okla. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.
  • April 9, 2009: Trees burst into flames as wildfires march across eastern Oklahoma County, Okla. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.
  • April 9, 2009: Paul Norwood watches helplessly as his neighbor's home is destroyed by wildfires in eastern Oklahoma County, Okla. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.
  • April 9, 2009: The home of Tim Menzer burns in Choctaw, Okla. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma on Thursday, destroying or damaging homes, forcing evacuations and shutting down parts of a major highway in Oklahoma.
  • April 9: Weatherford firefighters put out a hot spot as firefighters battle a large wildfire in Hudson Oaks, Texas.
  • April 9: Flames illuminate a storage tank as a grass fire moves through Choctaw, Okla.
  • April 9: Firefighters battle homes on fire on both sides of Westbury Street in the Oakwood East neighborhood in Midwest City, Okla.
  • April 9: Harrah firefighters battle a fire at the home of Tim Menzer in Choctaw, Okla.
  • April 9: Flames leap out of a broken gas line in Midwest City, Okla.
  • April 9: Weatherford firefighter Michael Marciniak fights his way through thick vegetation as firefighters battle a large wildfire in Hudson Oaks, Texas.
  • April 9: Rescue workers treat a firefighter who was injured during a grass fire in Wellston, Okla.
  • April 9: A fire truck is seen engulfed in flames during a grass fire in Wellston, Okla.