OKLAHOMA CITY- A fire forced the evacuation of the KFOR staff Wednesday morning.
So…about that time there was smoke in the weather center….where's my husband when I need him? 🚒🚒🚒 @Kfor 4AM pic.twitter.com/xGCdAXjeXk
— Emily Sutton (@emilyrsutton) July 20, 2016
The crew was able to get out of the building until fire crews could arrive.
The station was off-the-air for about an hour and a half.
No one was injured.
The KFOR team utilized Facebook Live to let early morning viewers know why KFOR was not on-the-air.
@kfor @emilyrsutton @laceylett @Ashleykringen #live on Facebook doing our #newcast pic.twitter.com/9b7z2Db9Bg
— Cheryl Jorgensen (@cherylkurohime) July 20, 2016
Around 3:30 a.m. staff noticed power flashes and the fire alarms started going off inside the building. The staff quickly called 9-1-1 and evacuated.
One of the producers noticed smoke coming from a central hub for the broadcast equipment.
The fire department arrived within minutes.
Here's the source of the fire at .@kfor Fire started in our UPS system, basically backup power to our building! pic.twitter.com/oaveLdRmjp
— Ashley Legg 💪🏽 (@leggday) July 20, 2016
Once officials determined the fire was out and there was not longer a danger they allowed crews inside to start trying to get the station back on-the-air.
#first responders leaving the scene of @kfor after a #fire pic.twitter.com/d3xdaZ2z2V
— Cheryl Jorgensen (@cherylkurohime) July 20, 2016
The KFOR viewers are the best!
VIEWER EMAIL: pic.twitter.com/JCWHivM1Bw
— Ali Meyer (@amanchor) July 20, 2016