Salina Post
Sparks coming out from a vehicle going down a north Saline County road to blame for 10 acre grassfire near fire station.
According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office on January 23 a grassfire occurred in north Hedville, near the Rural FD #3 station.
The fire occurred on grassland property owned by an 86-year old man of Salina.
The suspected cause of fire was due to a mechanical issue from a vehicle that was going northbound on Hedville Road. Sparks coming out from the vehicle started fires along the road near the grassland, which consumed about 10 acres before it was extinguished.
No structure of any kind was involved in the fire and no injuries were reported.
The vehicle was not on scene at the time the fire spread.