Oklahoma wildfires burn thousands of acres

WILDFIRES BURN ACROSS THOUSANDS OF ACRES. DESTROYING HOMES AND. THOUSANDS OF ACRES. DESTROYING HOMES AND BUILDINGS, SENENDING. DESTROYING HOMES AND BUILDINGS, SENDING SOME R RESIDENTS. SOME RESIDENTS FLEEING. RYAN CHANDLER IS IN. FLEEING. RYAN CHANDLER IS IN THE FIRE ZONE. RYAN CHANDLER IS IN THE FIRE ZONE. >> Reporter: ACROSOSS. THE FIRE ZONE. >> Reporter: ACROSS OKLAHOMA'S PANHANDLE. >> Reporter: ACROSS OKLAHOMA'S'S PANHANDLE AN URGENT RUSH TO. OKLAHOMA'S PANHANDLE ANAN URGENT RUSH TO ESCAPE THE FLAMES AS. AN URGENT RUSH TO ESCAPE THE FLAMES AS FAST-MOVING WILDFIRES. FAST-MOVING WILDFIRES BURN THROUGH THESE HOMES, BUILDINGS, EVEN. BURN THROUGH THESE HOMES, BUIUILDINGS, EVEN THIS BUS. HOMES, BUILDINGS, EVEN THIS BUS. THE DEVASTATING FLAMES. THIS BUS. THE DEVASTATING FLAMES AND HIGH WINDS MIXING. THE DEVASTATING FLAMES AND HIGH WINDS MIXING TO CREATE FIRE WORLDS. AND HIGH WINDS MIXING TO CREATE FIRE WORLDS IN WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA. TO CREATE FIRE WORLDS IN WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA. THE DANGEROUS BLAZE. IN WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA. THE DANGEROUS BLAZE CAUSING A STATE OF. THE DANGEROUS BLAZE CAUSING A STATE OF EMERGEGENCY AS THE. CAUSING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS THE OKLAHOMA STATE.

EMERGENCY AS THE OKLAHOMA STATE FORESTRY AGENCY. FORESTRY AGENCY ESTIMATES FIVE FIRES HAVE BURNED D MORE THAN. HAVE BURNED MORE THAN 156,000 ACRES ACROSS THE REGION. 156,000 ACRES ACROSS THE REGION. AT ONE POINT 4,000 OF. THE REGION. AT ONE POINT 4,000 OF THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS. THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION. UNDER A VOLUNTARY EVACUATION. >> RUN! EVACUATION. >> RUN! >> Reporter: THE. >> RUN! >> Reporter: THEHE FLAMES RUSHED TOWARDS. FLAMES RUSHED TOWARDS HIS HOME. HIHIS HOME IS STILL. HIS HOME. HIS HOME IS STILL STANDING TONIGHT, HIS HOME IS STILL STANDING T TONIGHT, SAVED BY MERE SECONDS. STANDING TONIGHT, SAVED BY MERE SECONDS. YOU GOT SUPER LUCKY? SAVED BY MERE SECONDS. YOU GOT T SUPER LUCKY? >> LUCK DON'T GET NO. . CREDIT. WE WERE BLESSED WITH THE FINEST.

WE WERE BLESSED WITH THE FINEST FIREFIGHTERS THERE IS. THE FINEST FIREFIGHTERS THERE I IS. >> Reporter: JUST EAST. >> Reporter: JUST EAST OF US IN BEAVER COUNTY A BUILDING AT THIS GAS. OF US IN BEAVER COUNTY A BUILDING AT THIS GAS PLPLANT GOING UP IN. A BUILILDING AT THIS GAS PLANT GOING UP IN FLAMES. PLANT GOING UP IN FLAMES. AS THE CRITICAL FIRE. FLAMES. AS THE CRITICAL FIRE RISK CONTINUES, RISK CONTINUES, OFFICIALS URGE THOSE IN THE DANGER ZONE TO. OFFICIALS URGE THOSE IN THE DANGER ZONE T TO STAY VIGILANT AND. ININ THE DANGER ZONE TO STAY VIGILANT AND READY TO EVACUATE. STAY VIGILANT AND READY TO EVACUATE. >> RYAN CHANDLER JOINS. READY TO EVACUATE. >> RYAN CHANDLER JOINS US LIVE. >> RYAN CHANDLER JOINS US LIVE. RYAN, SO MANY PEOPLE. US LIVE.E. RYAN, SO MANY PEOPLE STILL WORKING TO. RYAN, SO MANY PEOPLE STILL WORKING TO RECOVER FROM THAT. STILL WORKING TO RECOVER FROM THAT DAMAGE TONIGHT? RECOVER FROM THAT DAMAGE TONIGHT? >> Reporter: SO MANY. DAMAGE TONIGHT? >> Reporter: SO O MANY PEOPLE TONIGHT. PEOPLE TONIGHT RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES TO F FIND THEY. RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES TO FIND THEY WERE NEARLY DESTROYED. HOMES TO FININD THEY WERE NEARLY DESTROYED. TOM, LOOK AT THIS LAND. WERE NEARLY DESTROYED. TOM, LOOK K AT THIS LAND BEHIND ME. CK.

BEHIND ME. IT IS CHARRED, BLACK LAND AS FAR AS THE E EYE. IT IS CHARRED, BLACK LAND AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.