HUTCHINSON, Kan. – Just after 9 a.m. Wednesday, Hutchinson fire units responded to the 300 block of East 4th at the Sunflower Inn Motel for a structure fire. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from the rear of the structure.
Once crews made entry, they discovered a trash fire inside the structure. The fire was controlled within 5 minutes. Preliminary damage is estimated at $1,000.
The motel was occupied at the time of the fire, but no one was injured. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.