Oklahoma wildfires threaten homes; smoke risky for drivers

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Grass fires pushed along by 35 mph wind gusts forced an elementary school to keep some children after hours Tuesday as wildfires threatened Oklahoma ahead of its annual tornado season.

State highway officials warned motorists that they were potentially at risk, too, and illuminated highway signs reading, "Extreme Fire Danger — Do Not Drive Into Smoke."

Students who would have gone home to a neighborhood in the path of flames near Deer Creek Elementary School in Edmond were held on campus while firefighters worked to control a fire Tuesday afternoon.