Grass fires causing highway closures along I-35

By Brian Sargent

Published: February 26, 2008

Several grass fires have been reported along Interstate 35 between the Tonkawa exit in Kay county and the exit to State Highway 51 in Payne County, authorities said.

At 1:50 p.m., northbound I-35 was shut down at the SH 51 exit (No. 174), southbound I-35 was shut down at the Orlando exit in Noble County (No. 180) and northbound and southbound I-35 near the SH 15 exit (No. 202) were shut down because smoke has over road has caused low visibilities for motorists, according to the state Transportation Department.

Firefighters from Billings, Orlando, Perry, Stillwater and Tonkawa have been called.

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