people in oklahoma and texas are waking up to the threat of more wildfires. here in oklahoma city, 50 homes have been destroyed since tuesday. another 380 people have been ordered evacuated as the fire threat here continues. as the sunset over oklahoma city on wednesday, firefighters and their battle against the blaze was just heating up again. at first, they had a handle on the massive wildfire that started tuesday and forced hundreds to shut down highways. but by the afternoon, high winds foiled those efforts, causing the fire to re-ignite. this is the worst we ve ever seen in cases of fires. firefighters struggled in the intense here. families left homeless began sorting through the ashes. this would be the master bedroom. barron and karen grant scrambled to flee their home with their six kids.
wildfires in texas and oklahoma. dozens of homes destroyed, sending residents fleeing the flames. charles hadlock is covering the story and joins us by phone. reporter: well, texas and oklahoma could certainly use some of that rain that s out in the gulf of mexico. hopefully it will move this way. for now, it s the third day in a row that people in oklahoma and texas are dealing with the threat of more wildfires. here in oklahoma city, about 50 homes have been destroyed since tuesday. more than 380 families have been evacuated as the wildfire danger here continues. some families like darren and karen grant scrambled to flee their home with their six kids. it just hit me yesterday as we were throwing things in the car, i ve got about ten minutes, what do i grab. and the first thought was make sure the kids are safe. it was just all stuff and it doesn t matter for eternity. i still have my husband and six kids. reporter: just some of the