The two chose to return home to Norman, Oklahoma, which is around six hours away, when they came across flames, instead of traveling to Indiana for a weightlifting tournament.
Other Southern Plains wildfires in Texas, Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico were under danger ofspreading quickly due to warm, dry weather and high winds.
Reynolds reported from Louisville, Kentucky, and Walker from New York. Contributions came from Janie Har in San Francisco,
Gene Johnson in Seattle, Jeff Roberson in Wayne County, Missouri, and Bruce Shipkowski in Toms River, New Jersey.
