Bailey Road wildfire near Eagletown was 104 acres and 40% contained Sunday evening, federal report shows

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A federal wildfire record lists the East Bailey Road fire, about 4 miles southwest of Eagletown, at about 104 acres and 40% contained. The report was filed at 7:52 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25.
Eagletown and Broken Bow firefighters fought the fire Sunday, KSLA reported, citing an Eagletown Volunteer Fire Department Facebook post. KXII also reported it. Oklahoma Forestry Services was working to bring in dozers, both stations said.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area, and people nearby were asked to watch for embers. The Eagletown department asked people to call McCurtain County 911 right away about any new spot fire, KSLA reported.
As of early Monday, Oct. 26, we found no reports of evacuations, injuries or damaged homes, and no update newer than Sunday evening.

Update, Mon., Oct. 26: A federal wildfire record from the National Interagency Fire Center lists the East Bailey Road fire, about 4 miles southwest of Eagletown, at about 104 acres and 40% contained. The report was filed at 7:52 p.m. Sunday. It lists the cause as human but gives no details. KXII also reported on the fire Sunday night. As of early Monday, we found no reports of evacuations, injuries or damaged homes, and no newer update from fire officials.

Eagletown and Broken Bow firefighters fought a large wildfire on Bailey Road in McCurtain County, Okla., on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 25. The Eagletown Volunteer Fire Department posted about it on Facebook, KSLA reported.

What the fire department asked

Stay away from the area. The department said traffic was becoming a problem for the crews responding.
Stay alert if you live nearby. Embers were falling ahead of the fire, the department said.
Call McCurtain County 911 right away if you see a new spot fire.

Oklahoma Forestry Services was working to get dozers to the scene, the post said. KXII also reported the dozers.

Neither KSLA nor KXII reported any evacuations. We’ll update this story as fire officials share more.

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