64-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Hillcrest Medical Center in serious condition after firefighters rescued her from a fire in the 1500 block of East 17 th place, EMSA of Public Information Chris Stevens said.
Smoke and flames were coming from the front of the house when firefighters arrived around 4:50 pm, District Fire Chief Brian Hickerson said.
"We have had more attention, because we knew who was inside," he said.
relatives of women trying to get into the burning house, but firefighters stopped him, Hickerson said.
Firefighters had the fire extinguished within five minutes, and then they focus on finding the woman inside, "he said.
They found her in the back of the house. Although the flames were mostly in front of the house, the whole building was filled with smoke, Hickerson said.
second fire house reported 5:45 pm in the 8900 block of South Toledo Avenue.
One person was in the house when the fire started, but made it safely after his wife came home and warned him that the fire, District Fire Chief Michael Atchison said.
American Electric Power-Public Service Company of Oklahoma employee had been driving and spotted the fire at the same time, the woman pulled outside, Atchison said.
Heavy flames were shooting from the roof of a one-storey brick building when firefighters arrived and took them
about 25 minutes to get the flames under control, "he said.
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