12/27/17 Machine shed burns near Eskridge

ESKRIDGE, Kan. (WIBW)- Fire crews in Wabaunsee County battled a structure fire near Eskridge Wednesday morning.

Fire was called in around 5:20 a.m. in the 15000 block of Mission Valley Road, about five miles northeast of Eskridge.

When crews arrived, they found a machine shed fully engulfed in flames.

The shed contained various farm implements and equipment. Some of the implements are considered a total loss.

Crews on scene say a tractor was plugged in at the time of the fire, but no official cause has been determined.

There were no injuries.

Firefighters from Dover, Harveyville and Eskridge had to deal with sub-zero temperatures, and even colder wind chills, while fighting this fire.

 

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