Fire Destroys Cookson Home Near Tenkiller Lake; No Injuries Reported

Several Cherokee County homes are safe after a few fire departments worked together to keep a house fire from spreading.

Cookson firefighters say a house caught fire along Sixshooter Road near Tenkiller Lake at about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

They say it took them four hours to battle the fire before getting it under control.

Firefighters say the house that first caught fire was a total loss, but ne one was hurt and they were able to save several other homes.