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Grass fires burn hundreds of acres across Kansas

Sunday fire in Butler County-photos Andover Fire-Rescue
Sunday fire in Butler County-photos Andover Fire-Rescue

BUTLER COUNTY- A large grass fire that stretched over 20 miles in portions of Butler, Greenwood and Cowley counties on Sunday was contained over night, according to a social media reports.

The fire temporarily shut down a portion of Highway 400 in Butler County, according to a social media report.

No homes were damaged and no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Screen Shot 2016-03-07 at 5.05.20 AMAn investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s office was on the scene of Sunday’s Marion County grass fire. The blaze consumed over 1200 acres and was deliberately set, according to a report from the fire marshal’s office.

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