Hays Fire Department

At 9:33 PM, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, City of Hays emergency dispatchers were alerted to a building fire at 207 Circle Drive. The City of Hays Fire Department, assisted by Ellis County Fire Department Company 5, the Hays Police Department and Ellis County EMS, was immediately dispatched.

Firefighters arrived to find a large fire burning in a two car garage attached to a single family dwelling. The fire had already spread into the attached split level house and to a vehicle in the driveway. The fire department officer-in-command called for additional help from Ellis County Fire Department Company 5, Elis County Fire Department Company 6, the City of Ellis Fire Department and the City of Victoria Fire Department.

As a precaution, officers from the Hays Police Department evacuated the occupants of neighboring homes. Ellis County EMS paramedics checked the occupants of the fire building for injuries.

Four hose lines were used to bring the fire under control. The garage, the attached dwelling and the vehicle in the driveway suffered heavy fire damage. There were no firefighter or citizen injuries.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Hays Police Department assisted by the Hays Fire Department.

Nine fire trucks and 42 firefighters responded. Most fire crews left the scene by 12:11 AM. However, one crew of Hays firefighters remained on the scene overnight to watch for rekindle.