Residents living west of U.S. Highway 183 and south of the Co-op on State Highway 152 in New Cordell are being told to evacuate as a wildfire burns in the area. The New Cordell Fire Department issued the evacuation request as crews worked to put out the blaze, and a community center in town has opened its doors as a shelter for anyone displaced.
According to KFOR, the fire emergency is unfolding in Washita County, and the evacuation zone specifically covers the area west of Highway 183 and south of the Co-op on Highway 152. The City of New Cordell confirms its fire department asked residents in that same stretch to begin leaving amid the fire emergency.
Shelter Open at Community Center
The New Cordell Community Center has opened as an evacuation shelter for anyone who needs a safe place to go, per the same account. The shelter is located at 101 E. Main St. in Cordell, giving displaced residents a nearby place to wait out the fire.
Evacuations remained underway as crews continued working to extinguish the blaze, the report notes. As of the latest information available, investigators had not released details on what caused the fire or whether anyone was injured.
What Remains Unknown
Many details about the fire itself, including its size and how long the evacuation order might last, have not yet been made public. Officials have not confirmed a timeline for when the evacuations began or when residents might be allowed to return home, and no information on road closures or expanded evacuation zones has been released. Hoodline will update this story as more verified information becomes available.
