Hays Fire Department
At 5:18 p.m., Wednesday, City of Hays emergency dispatchers were alerted to a building fire near the intersection of 25th Street and Indian Trail.
The City of Hays Fire Department, assisted by Ellis County EMS and the City of Hays Police Department, was immediately dispatched.
On arrival, firefighters found a small fire on the front of a three family dwelling at 2501 Indian Trail. The fire involved the outside wall on the front of the building at the front entryway to the middle dwelling.
A first arriving police officer used a fire extinguisher to hold the fire in check.
A team of firefighters used one fire attack hose to extinguish the fire on the outside of the building. Firefighters then opened up the wall to make sure the fire was not spreading in concealed spaces into the building. One fire hydrant was used for water supply.
The fire was reported by an alert passer-by. The building suffered only minor fire damage. Hays Police Department investigators determined the most probable cause of the fire was accidental but the specific cause could not be determined.
Thirteen firefighters staffing four fire trucks responded. The last fire crew left the scene at 6:38 PM.