Osage County authorities had to battle a fire that developed on a hay-hauling truck Thursday.
The incident developed along US Highway 75 about six miles north of Lyndon. Osage County Sheriff’s Office Communications Director Bret Lewis says nobody was hurt, but a load of 30-plus bales was destroyed as was the trailer. The estimated loss is anywhere from $4,500 to $9,000 just for the bales, depending on the type of hay involved.
The incident happened around 11 am. It took almost five hours to reopen the highway, but visibility concerns continued into the early evening.
