Police: Tornado Caused ‘Extensive Damage’ At Elementary School

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A massive tornado touched down in the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday, wiping out entire neighborhoods and causing “extensive damage” at an elementary school, the Associated Press reported:

Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department says there is no word of injuries from the elementary school. Knight says the school suffered “extensive damage” on Monday afternoon.

Neighborhoods in Moore, Okla., are flattened and buildings are on fire. Television footage on Monday afternoon showed homes and buildings that had been reduced to rubble in the city south of Oklahoma City. Footage also showed vehicles littering roadways south and southwest of Oklahoma City.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

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