By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A heated water dish is being blamed for a fire that destroyed hay and damaged a shed in far northern Saline County Friday afternoon.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies and personnel from Rural Fire District No. 3 were sent to 7829 W. Satanta Road at 1:53 p.m. Friday for the report of a shed on fire.

When emergency personnel arrived, they found the 12-foot by 30-foot shed ablaze. Total loss, including to hay in the shed, was estimated at $10,000, Soldan said. The property belongs to Candace Zachgo, of Tescott.

Soldan said that 27 head of sheep that were kept near the shed were not injured.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/1/1641833370958.jpeg" alt="Rural Fire District No. 3 personnel work to extinguish a shed fire in northern Saline County. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
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 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA heated water dish is being blamed for a fire that destroyed hay and damaged a shed in far northern Saline County Friday afternoon.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies and personnel from Rural Fire District No. 3 were sent to 7829 W. Satanta Road at 1:53 p.m. Friday for the report of a shed on fire.When emergency personnel arrived, they found the 12-foot by 30-foot shed ablaze. Total loss, including to hay in the shed, was estimated at $10,000, Soldan said. The property belongs to Candace Zachgo, of Tescott.Soldan said that 27 head of sheep that were kept near the shed were not injured.

$10,000 in damage caused by heated water dish in N. Saline County shed