Emergency personnel responded to a house fire in Hays Thursday evening.  According to the Hays Fire Department at 5:49 pm on December 5th the Fire Department, assisted by City of Hays Police and Ellis County EMS, were dispatched to a building fire in the 2700 block of Thunderbird Circle.

When firefighters arrived on scene they determined the fire was isolated to the chimney and was able to be extinguished with one fire extinguisher.  Crews confirmed that the fire had not spread into the structure by using a thermal camera to inspect the chimney.

The Fire Department said in a statement that it’s very important to have chimneys cleaned and inspected regularly by professionals in order to prevent chimney fires.