Deadly wildfires, tornadoes ravage southeast states

A strong storm system cut a swath of destruction from Texas to Tennessee, killing at least eight, injuring dozens, and leaving destruction in its wake. One of the fires appears to have been deliberate.Firefighters battled deadly wildfires while rescue workers dug through the rubble left by tornados Friday after a strong storm system cut a swath of destruction from Texas to Tennessee.At least eight people were killed, dozens were injured and hundreds of homes and businesses were reduced to ash or rubble.One of the fires appears to have been deliberately set, officials said."We haven't proved that there was malice but we do know that the fire was intentionally set," Jerry Lojka of the Midwest City, Oklahoma fire department told reporters.The Oklahoman newspaper reported that teenagers were spotted in the area before the fire which destroyed 17 homes was sparked Thursday.Oklahoma's governor declared a state of emergency in 31 counties where 62 people were injured and about 200 homes and business were destroyed by the fires and a tornado which touched down on the eastern edge of the state.