COMANCHE COUNTY – A massive grass fire that includes Comanche and Barber counties in Kansas and extends into Oklahoma has burned over 17,000 acres, according to a social media report from the Oklahoma Forestry Service. Dozens of fire crews continue to battle the blaze.
Why you may smell smoke this am. Satellite imagery shows rapid growth of a grass fire that began last night. #kswx pic.twitter.com/8YytC5t99o
— NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) March 23, 2016
The fire that started on Tuesday in Woods County Oklahoma and moved northeast into Kansas has shut down U.S. 160 from Sun City Road to Coldwater due to the smoke, according to the Coldwater Police Department.
Residents in the area were evacuated. No injuries are reported.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation..