By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Ellis County Rural Fire crews were called to three separate fires on Monday.

According to Rural Fire Director Dick Klaus, the first fire was reported in the 2300 block of 230th Avenue at 3:45 p.m. Monday.

Klaus said it appeared the wind caught a piece of tin and blew it into the power lines, which caused the lines to arc, starting a fire in the middle of a pasture.

Klaus estimated about 20 acres of pasture burned.

Crews were also called to the 300 block of 200th Avenue at 5:47 p.m. for the report of a trash barrel burning.

While crews were there, at approximately 6:06 p.m., they received the report of someone burning a pile of grass in the southwest corner of Antonio.

According to Klaus, both fires were extinguished quickly with very little damage.