A fire damaged a field and nearby trees Thursday afternoon.
Fire developed near Roads 80 and Y-5 before 3 pm. Initial indications are the fire started in a bean field before moving into a tree line. Hartford-Neosho Rapids Fire Chief Greg Zumbrunn says about 10 acres of the bean field burned.
The cause is undetermined. No injuries have been reported. Hartford-Neosho Rapids and Olpe battled the fire, along with Lyon County Emergency Management and the Flint Hills Wildlife Refuge.
4:30 pm Thursday: Fire continues near Hartford
At least two Lyon County fire departments have been involved in battling a stubborn fire near Hartford on Thursday afternoon.
Fire developed near Roads 80 and Y-5 before 3 pm. Initial indications are the fire started in a bean field before moving into a tree line.
No injuries have been reported. Hartford-Neosho Rapids and Olpe have been fighting this fire.
