MIDWEST CITY, Okla. Firefighters mopped up hot spots today from wind-driven wildfires that injured at least 34 people in western and central Oklahoma and destroyed more than 100 homes.

Fires across the state line in Texas killed at least two people.

The fires began Thursday afternoon along Interstate 35, the main north-south highway through central Oklahoma. They continued to burn past nightfall, fueled by ferocious winds and an abundance of dry, early spring grass and brush.

"We have in excess of 100 homes that have been destroyed statewide," Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood said this morning.

Interstate 35 was back open today after being closed for several hours in various locations because of the fires.

Water-dropping helicopters couldn't assist the ground effort because of winds that gusted to more than 60 mph in some areas on Thursday.

"Anytime you have high winds and low humidity it's just the perfect storm for wildfires, and that's what's happening here," Ashwood said.

In northern Texas, firefighters continued battling blazes that raced across thousands of parched acres Thursday, destroying homes and forcing the temporary evacuations of some small towns.

Family members of former Texas television reporter Matt Quinn and his wife, Cathy, said the couple was killed and their son was injured when a fire overtook their home about five miles from Montague, which is about 80 miles northwest of Dallas. The son was treated for burns at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas and was in fair condition.