CARTWRIGHT, Okla. — Crews battled grass fires in at least two southern Oklahoma counties on Monday, a day that multiple Texoma counties issued burn bans.
Outdoor burning is now prohibited in most Texoma counties, including Bryan and Carter counties, which issued burn bans Monday.
Cartwright grass fire
A grass fire burned 10 acres in Bryan County Monday.
The fire happened off Persimmon Street in Cartwright. Colbert firefighters said the flames broke out just before 11 a.m.
Crews from Colbert and Cartwright fought the fire for about an hour, stopping it just before it reached a fence line facing several homes…