UPDATE: Fire crews respond to deadly fire in Tecumseh

Police: Person dies after explosion and large fire at Tecumseh business

Police confirmed to KOCO 5 that a person died Wednesday after an explosion and large fire at a business in downtown Tecumseh.

UPDATE: Fire crews respond to deadly fire in Tecumseh

Fire crews are on the scene of a large fire commercial fire in Tecumseh.

Tecumseh fire brings support from all around

A structure fire at the Jordan Contractor's mechanic shop on May 6 brought fire and rescue responders from Shawnee, Bethel, Earlsboro, and Tecumseh as well as Absentee and CPN Tribal officers to help barricade the area around 4th Street and Maple in downtown Tecumseh. Multiple explosions of unknown origin were heard from blocks away and power was lost for a couple of hours in the surrounding blocks. At press time, Fire Chief Rhett Banks confirme…