Firefighters Battle Wildfire Near Pocasset In Grady Co.

<p>Firefighters from several fire departments are battling a large wildfire Sunday afternoon near Pocasset in Grady County, fire officials said. </p>

Sunday, January 29th 2017, 5:11 pm

By: News 9

Firefighters Battle Wildfire Near Pocasset In Grady Co.

Firefighters from several fire departments battled a large wildfire Sunday afternoon near Pocasset in Grady County, fire officials said.

The Grady County fire chief said about 1,500 acres have burned. Fire officials said two homes sustained minor damage but are still liveable.

Anyone know where the fire is? Grady Co. ? @NEWS9 #news9pics #wherethereissmoke pic.twitter.com/uVjtQiBoKQ
— Candi CJ Tallent (@CJTallent11) January 29, 2017

@NEWS9 Heading out to a friend's in Tuttle and we're seeing this pic.twitter.com/R3IMRRIiWh
— Gina (@GinaW1127) January 29, 2017

Watching a wildfire out near Pocasset. You can see the smoke plume on NextGen Live.#okwx @news9 @tornadopayne pic.twitter.com/SXNNbLSmjF
— Justin Rudicel (@ChasingtheMeso) January 29, 2017

The fire was 100 percent contained a few hours after the fire started. The fire is thought to be started by a trash fire.

No injures were reported.

Stay with News 9 and News9.com as we gather more information.

@NEWS9 Heading out to a friend's in Tuttle and we're seeing this pic.twitter.com/R3IMRRIiWh
— Gina (@GinaW1127) January 29, 2017

Watching a wildfire out near Pocasset. You can see the smoke plume on NextGen Live.#okwx @news9 @tornadopayne pic.twitter.com/SXNNbLSmjF
— Justin Rudicel (@ChasingtheMeso) January 29, 2017

The fire was 100 percent contained a few hours after the fire started. The fire is thought to be started by a trash fire.

No injures were reported.

Stay with News 9 and News9.com as we gather more information.

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