By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
No one was injured in a vehicle fire northwest of Salina late Wednesday night.
Saline County Undersheriff Brent Melander said this morning that a Clay Center man was pulling a trailer with a 1991 Chevrolet Suburban when the Suburban developed some problems near the intersection of Kansas Highway 143 and U.S. Highway 81. The man pulled over, called a friend to pick him up, and unloaded some items, Melander said.
Shortly after 11 p.m., deputies and firefighter from Rural Fire District No. 7 were dispatched to the location of the Suburban because it was ablaze. Melander said the engine compartment of the Suburban was damaged and the interior was destroyed. The trailer was not damaged.
Melander said it appeared that the fire started due to an electrical malfunction.