Jul 20, 2020

Stolen pickup found fully engulfed in flames west of Salina

Posted Jul 20, 2020 3:14 PM
<b>A firefighter with Rural Fire District No. 3 extinguishes the pickup fire.</b> Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office
A firefighter with Rural Fire District No. 3 extinguishes the pickup fire. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office

A pickup stolen from just west of north Salina was found burning west of the city Friday night.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies and firefighters from Rural Fire District No. 3 were sent to the 400 block of South Muir Road at 10:25 p.m. Friday for the report of a vehicle on fire. A resident who lived nearby noticed the fire while he was on his way home and notified authorities, he said.

The pickup was fully engulfed in flames when emergency personnel arrived.
The pickup was fully engulfed in flames when emergency personnel arrived.

When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2012 Dodge pickup fully engulfed in flames, he said. The pickup belonging to William Davis, of Salina, was valued at $25,000, Soldan added.

According to Soldan, the pickup was last seen at 7 a.m. Friday when it was parked in a lot in the 1500 block of West North Street.