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Car Crash Ignites Fire at Oklahoma City Day Care With All Children Safe

Investigators are probing how the blaze began after firefighters pulled the driver from the car.

Overview

  • A two-vehicle collision sent a car off West Reno Avenue, west of Mustang Road, into La Petite Academy just before 4:40 p.m.
  • All 33 children and five staff members were safely evacuated, with children moved to a nearby CVS for pickup.
  • Oklahoma City and Yukon fire crews responded and worked to contain the blaze, facing limited access around the building.
  • Fire officials said the car struck an electric meter and noted this could have contributed to ignition, though the cause remains under investigation.
  • The driver was extricated and transported alive to a hospital, and authorities have not released the driver's condition or a full damage assessment; reports differed on the exact block number on Reno Avenue.