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Fires raged in and around Holdenville last week as the Holdenville Fire Department responded to calls in temperatures over 100º over several days. The first of two structure fires was set on the 1100 block of South Oak on July 17. Firefighters fought high flames in some of the hottest temperatures of the year. The very next day, the house next door to the one which had just burned down the night before, was also set ablaze. Firefighters returned to the same block to fight yet another house fire at the abandoned house. Both structures are believed to have been set on fire by someone, but there are no suspects at this time. No sooner than the firefighters extinguished the second house fire, they were called to a grass fire, leaving one scene and heading directly to another. In only one week, Holdenville Fire Department responded to nine grass fires, two structure fires, and a car wreck. All of this in record high temperatures. We are thankful for these men and women who respond to these dangerous situations at a moment’s notice.