HARRAH, Okla. (AP) — Billie and Dana Hicks were able to salvage some family belongings after a tornado destroyed their home last May. But after fleeing their new home as a wildfire began consuming their neighbor's place on Friday, they don't expect to have much this time around.
"We thought this was going to be a better year," Billie Hicks, 54, said wryly.
The couple didn't know for sure whether the fire destroyed the home they moved into with their five children a few months ago. But authorities say at least 30 homes were destroyed by fire in Harrah on Friday, and perhaps many more.
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