Gore Firefighters Called Out Twice
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Firefighters responded to two fires in the Gore area on Sunday and Monday, Dana Tracy, Rural Fire Protection District 1 fire chief, reported.

No one was injured in either fire, Tracy said.

Tracy said an early morning fire Sunday damaged an empty home in the CR Addition two miles north of Gore on State Highway 100.

Tracy said the fire is under investigation.

He said a passerby noticed smoke coming from the house at about 4 a.m. and called Gore police who dispatched the fire department.

"We responded with three pumpers and a tanker and had the fire under control in about 15 minutes," Tracy said, adding that 16 firemen helped control the fire.

Tracy reported the empty house had heavy smoke damage and fire damage in a bedroom and to the floor. "The fire burned through the floor," he said.

Because of the nature of the fire, and because the house was empty and had no utilities turned on, the fire was turned over to the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office for investigation by the State Fire Marshal, Tracy said.

A grass fire at about 12:30 p.m. Monday was caused by a man burning trash on Rock Road, about two and a half miles east of Moonshine Road, Tracy reported.

He said the fire burned about 10 acres before firefighters were able to contain the blaze.

Tracy said six firefighters responded to the isolated wildfire with a grass rig and a pumper.

"We had to knock down three- and four-inch trees to get to the fire," Tracy said.

Tracy warned residents that recent rains do not mean it is safe to burn outdoors. "The wind quickly dries out the fuel, the grass and weeds," Tracy said.

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