26-03-2025
Fire in Sequoyah County burns more than 1,000 acres, less that half contained
SEQUOYAH COUNTY, Okla. (KNWA/KFTA) — More than 1,000 acres of land have burned in eastern Oklahoma due to fires, according to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry.
The department said in a report on Wednesday that 1,151 acres in Sequoyah County have burned from the Salt Creek Fire. Officials say the fire is just 40% contained as of Wednesday morning.
Burn bans have been issued for counties surrounding Sequoyah County, including Delaware, Cherokee, Adair and Haskell. However, Sequoyah County is not under a burn ban.
Fires have also been reported in Pushmataha, Haskell, Latimer and McCurtain counties.
An interactive map from the Fire Information for Resource Management System showed fires on Tuesday afternoon north of Belfonte in northeast Sequoyah County.
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