HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Although the fire is out, fire crews remain in scene of the large grass fire north of Hutchinson on Plum Street.
It was reported this afternoon north of 82nd forcing the closing of Plum from 82nd to 108th Street. 95th east of Plum was also closed as a precaution. The closings were worked by the Reno County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Sheriff Randy Henderson has stated on Facebook earlier that there were some homes north of 82nd that were threatened. No word on any homes being damaged.
The extremely dry-warm conditions and fairly strong winds didn’t help the situation. Hutchinson and Reno County firefighters were assisted by other fire agencies in the area.
There were also reports of brush fires near Cheney Lake and also in McPherson and Rice Counties on Monday.
The good news is that there are chances for rain mid-week and the hopefully will help with the fire danger across Kansas.
No word on the cause or how much acreage was burned.