Embers from a wood-burning stove are being blamed for an early morning house fire in southern Saline County.

Deputies and Rural Fire District No. 2 firefighters were dispatched to the 2800 block of West Salemsborg Road at 2:46 a.m. Thursday for the report of a house fire, Saline County Sheriff's Captain Jim Hughes said this morning. When they arrived, they found three pickup beds that had been converted to trailers and part of the house burning, he said.

According to Hughes, the owner told deputies that a bucket with embers from a wood-burning stove had been left outside and was blown over by the wind.

Damage to the trailers was estimated at $1,400 and damage to the residence was estimated at $3,000, Hughes said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/1/1578595029893.jpeg" alt="Rural Fire District No. 2 firefighters check to make sure the fire in the residence has been extinguished. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Rural Fire District No. 2 firefighters check to make sure the fire in the residence has been extinguished. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>Embers from a wood-burning stove are being blamed for an early morning house fire in southern Saline County.Deputies and Rural Fire District No. 2 firefighters were dispatched to the 2800 block of West Salemsborg Road at 2:46 a.m. Thursday for the report of a house fire, Saline County Sheriff's Captain Jim Hughes said this morning. When they arrived, they found three pickup beds that had been converted to trailers and part of the house burning, he said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/1/1578595277426.jpeg" alt="Fire damage to the residence." />
 <figcaption>Fire damage to the residence.</figcaption>
 </figure>According to Hughes, the owner told deputies that a bucket with embers from a wood-burning stove had been left outside and was blown over by the wind.Damage to the trailers was estimated at $1,400 and damage to the residence was estimated at $3,000, Hughes said.

Early morning fire damages house, trailers in southern Saline County