By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A blaze destroyed a $40,000 tractor late Monday night south of Brookville.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Ronald Hazelton, McPherson, was driving his 1989 Ford 7710 diesel tractor in a field on the east side of the 6500 block of S. Brookville Road just before 11:30 p.m. Monday when a fire started near the battery of the tractor. That area of S. Brookville Road is on the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Soldan noted.

Hazelton attempted to extinguish the fire with water, but the blaze soon engulfed the tractor and destroyed it, Soldan said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659541312836.jpeg" alt="What's left of the tractor that was destroyed by fire late Monday south of Brookville. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>What's left of the tractor that was destroyed by fire late Monday south of Brookville. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA blaze destroyed a $40,000 tractor late Monday night south of Brookville.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Ronald Hazelton, McPherson, was driving his 1989 Ford 7710 diesel tractor in a field on the east side of the 6500 block of S. Brookville Road just before 11:30 p.m. Monday when a fire started near the battery of the tractor. That area of S. Brookville Road is on the Smoky Hill Air National Guard Range, Soldan noted.Hazelton attempted to extinguish the fire with water, but the blaze soon engulfed the tractor and destroyed it, Soldan said.

Fire starts near battery, destroys tractor south of Brookville