Firefighters battle house fire
Thick smoke envelopes a Lawton firefighter during a firefight Friday afternoon just east of the corner of Southwest 6th Street and H Avenue. Moments like this are why SCBA is essential equipment.Â
A blast of frigid air propels into and pushes through a thick wall of smoke pouring from at home in the 500 block of Southwest H Avenue Friday afternoon.Â
In the hustle to contain and quash a pulsing house fire in the 500 block of Southwest H Avenue Friday afternoon, teamwork is the key for Lawton firefighters getting hose in place and the right tools in the right hands.Â
Lawton firefighters stretch out more hose for a firefight Friday in the 500 block of Southwest H Avenue.Â
The temperature and low air pressure kept smoke thick and low to the ground as winds from the north pushed it away for Lawton firefighters to get in position for battle in the 500 block of Southwest H Avenue Friday afternoon. The house was lost and its origin is under investigation.
