GUNTER, TX -- A quick acting neighbor helped keep flames from destroying two Gunter homes this afternoon.
The fire broke out inside a duplex on Cedar street. Gunter fire chief Kevin Price says neighbors heard a pop and saw smoke coming out of the windows.
"I was thinking that if there's someone in the house, get em out , because I didn't know if they were taking naps or if there are children in the house," neighbor Kim Barker said.
"If the neighbors hadn't called us in, with the duplex being so close together, the temperatures and the fact that every volunteer fire department are so shorthanded now a days it could've spread from one duplex to another," fire chief Kevin Price said.
It took four departments just a few minutes to put out the flames.The house was heavily damaged, but no one was hurt.
Posted: 11:40 AM - (Idabel, Okla.) – For anyone interested in learning more about building preservation, Idabel Main Street will host “Historic Building Maintenance,” a workshop on the care and maintenance of the historic district, June 25th, from 5:30pm – 7:00pm, at the Idabel Public Library. Read More
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
