Sep 12, 2022

Tree limb-laden trailer burns in west Salina; SFD rules arson

Posted Sep 12, 2022 3:32 PM

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

Police are investigating an arson after a trailer loaded with tree limbs was set ablaze Friday evening in west Salina.

Salina police and firefighters responded to the report of a trailer fire in the 700 block of Willow Drive at approximately 6:10 p.m. Friday. The eight-foot by 10-foot metal framed trailer had wooden floorboards and side supports, and was loaded with tree limbs, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.

The trailer was valued at $1,000.

Forrester said a witness reported hearing a loud pop or bang and then saw what was described as a white Pontiac Grand Am-style vehicle leaving the parking lot of Kwik Shop, 1727 W. Crawford Street.

The Salina Fire Department ruled the fire an arson, Forrester said.