BARTON COUNTY—Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday Barton Co. Fire District 2, Hoisington and Olmitz departments responded to a report of oil gun barrels on fire at NW 70 Road and NW 30 Avenue, according to a social media report.
High winds with zero visibility at times made it very difficult in the response, and arriving discovered 3 gun barrels engulfed in fire. Static electricity is believed to be the cause of the ignition.
Firefighters were on scene for a couple hours as the winds died down and monitoring as the fiberglass barrels burned and melted down until it was safe for them to burn themselves out throughout the night.
Fire crews were assisted by Barton Co Sheriffs office, Kansas Highway Patrol and Barton Co Dispatch.