By James Bell
Hays Post
At 3:30 a.m. Sunday a fire in a storage unit adjacent to the Hays Municipal Golf Course, 1450 Golf Course Rd., was being contained by at least six fire trucks, along with members of the Hays Police Department, as a fire, caused by an unknown source, ravaged a storage unit north of the course.
While no injuries are being reported at this time, the large blaze had consumed at least one unit in the storage facility and several others had been opened to contain the blaze.
As firefighters reported to the scene large flames were pouring out of the building at the far west side of the multi unit storage facility, but were extinguished quickly although smoke billowed from the building for at least an hour as crews worked to extinguish the fire.
The Hays Fire Department released the following information about the fire Sunday morning:
At 3:57 AM on Sunday, September 13, 2015, the City of Hays Fire Department, assisted by the Hays Police Department and Ellis County EMS, was dispatched to a building fire at the Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course; 1450 Golf Course Road. On arrival, firefighters found a golf cart storage building with fire spreading throughout. The Ellis County Rural Fire Department was called to assist.
Firefighters used four hose lines to bring the fire under control. Because of the limited water supply at the golf course, a tanker truck from the Rural Fire Department was used to augment the fire hydrant water supply.
The fire was discovered by a passing motorist. The building was heavily damaged by the fire. There were no injuries.
The cause of the fire was accidental but due to the heavy damage, the most probable cause was not determined.
Seven fire trucks and twenty four firefighters responded. The last firefighters left the scene at 5:55 AM.