Salina Post
Mar 16, 2022

Blaze destroys UTV, rifle, ammo in SE Saline County Tuesday

Posted Mar 16, 2022 3:53 PM
<b>The remains of the UTV.</b>&nbsp; Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office
The remains of the UTV.  Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office

By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

A utility terrain vehicle (UTV) was destroyed in a fire Tuesday afternoon in southeastern Saline County.

Uriah Swisher, 37, of Assaria, was working in a pasture when he stopped the UTV to check some fence. Within just a few minutes, the 2016 Polaris Ranger was ablaze, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. The incident occurred at approximately 4:02 p.m. Tuesday in the 7000 block of S. Woodward Road.

Also destroyed in the fire were a rifle and some ammunition that were aboard the UTV, Soldan said.

The UTV was valued at $20,000. No value estimate was available for the rifle and ammunition.