Ola-area fire corralled; evacuees back home
Posted: July 27, 2012 at 5:50 a.m.
A wildfire continues to smolder near Ola on Thursday. Officials said the 1,400-acre blaze that prompted evacuations Wednesday has been fully contained.
Emergency workers Thursday contained a woodland wildfire that burned up to 1,500 acres near Ola in Yell County and prompted authorities to urge more than 1,200 residents to evacuate their homes.
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