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Is Reba McEntire OK? Firefighters rescue superstar as building staircase collapses

The stairway collapsed as McEntire and her team were 'checking out an old historical building' in Atoka

Music superstar Reba McEntire, 66, was rescued by firefighters and police in southeast Oklahoma after staircases in a historic building fell and she was trapped inside. The stairway collapsed as she and her team were "checking out an old historical building" in Atoka, which is about 130 miles southeast of Oklahoma City and 130 miles north of Dallas. McEntire took to Twitter to confirm that no one was seriousy injured. 

"While my team and I were in Atoka, OK yesterday checking out an old historical building, a staircase collapsed. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured. We were safely evacuated from the building thanks to the quick response from the Atoka fire and police departments," she tweeted.

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Officials said that the accident took place and two staircases fell while McEntire, her boyfriend Rex Linn, and some other team members were on the second floor of the building, which is under renovation. "The historic staircase between the second and third story collapsed, and when it did it collapsed on the stairway going from the second to first floor," Atoka Emergency Management director Travis Mullins told NBC affiliate KTEN. Without the assistance of the firefighters, it would have been nearly impossible for seven people trapped inside the building, which is over 100 years old, to safely and successfully get out.

“We were just touring the building and the stairwell was weak. It seemed weak, but we did not realize how weak it was until several people had gone down it. And then we heard the crash and saw the stairs fall,” Coby Scherrill, a member of Reba’s team, told News12.

Reba McEntire, often referred to as Reba mononymously, is an American country singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the daughter of a world champion steer roper. She expanded her career into business and acting after she successfully established herself in the musical world. McEntire did not stop touring and releasing albums throughout her acting career, some of the most popular albums being So Good Together (1999), Room to Breathe (2003), Reba: Duets (2007), and Love Somebody (2015). In 2017 she released Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope.

Born on March 28, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma, McEntire has recorded with Mercury and MCA records and has topped the country charts several times. The Country Music Association has named her the best female vocalist several times. Among the various businesses that she runs, McEntire has her own line of clothing and accessories.