The Durant Fire Department responded to a couple of house fires and a natural gas odor.
Firefighters were dispatched at 1:20 a.m. Feb. 23 to a 202 E. Texas St. home and upon arrival, there were flames on one side of the structure, according to a DFD report.
All of the occupants had exited the home and firefi ghters went in the front door to fight the fire that was in two rooms. Firefighters were able to almost put the fire out within minutes and then had to exit the home to change air cylinders, according to the report. They then went back inside to hose down embers.
The fire caused an estimated $25,000 to property with a total value of $110,000, according to the report. The cause of the fire was undetermined and under investigation.
Durant firefighters were dispatched at 10:05 a.m. Feb. 18 for mutual aid to Calera Fire-Rescue with a house fire at Highway 78 south and Wright Way.
When they arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames and the roof had collapsed, according to the report. Firefighters used defensive tactics to control the house fire and also multiple rubbish fires around the home. They continued assisting Calera until being released from the scene about two hours and 20 minutes later.
Indian Nation Wholesale, 230 S. 22nd Ave., was evacuated on Feb. 24 due to an odor of natural gas, according to the fire department. When firefighters arrived at 8:10 a.m., a company safety coordinator led firefighters to an employee entrance where there is a gas meter that supplies the kitchen area.
The entrance was the only area that a gas odor was detected and firefighters used a gas monitor while walking through the building and natural gas was not detected. Oklahoma Natural Gas arrived and firefighters briefed them before returning to the station.