Transients blamed for vacant house fire

OKLAHOMA CITY—A vacant house goes up in flames after a transient tried to light a small fire to keep warm.

However, those flames got out of control and quickly spread to the attic area.

Firefighters rushed to the home in the 3500 block of S. Shields around 6 a.m. Saturday morning.

They were able to quickly put the fire out.

Fortunately, no one was injured.