Almost 300 houses and structures were destroyed by the wildfires that burned across the state on Friday and sent some Oklahomans fleeing with only the clothes on their backs, Gov. Kevin Stitt said.

Nearly 300 homes and structures were damaged or destroyed as more than 130 wildfires were reported across the state on Friday, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said at a Saturday news conference.

Gov. Kevin Stitt is assessing the widespread destruction caused by Oklahoma’s recent wildfires, describing the devastation as unpredictable and heartbreaking. Saturday morning, Stitt declared a ...