By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
An electrical short is believed to be the cause of a fire in a camper being pulled in northwestern Saline County Saturday afternoon. That fire also is believed to have sparked a grassfire along the way.
James Pearson, 63, of Tescott, was pulling a 1979 Executive brand camper north on N. Brookville Road when the fire started. Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that the fire appears to have begun in the area of the water tank and pump.
It is believed that the fire burned through the flooring and pieces dropped off and bounced off the roadway, setting the grass afire. Soldan said the grass fire was in the vicinity of the intersection with Lockard Road.
Pearson noticed the fire and was able to stop just north of W. Humbargar Road, Soldan said.
Firefighters from Rural Fire District No. 3 extinguished the blazes.
Pearson was not injured and his pickup was not damaged, Soldan said.