By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

A baler and bales were destroyed in a Wednesday morning fire northeast of Ellis.

Just after 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, Ellis County Rural Fire crews were dispatched to the 2100 block of 130th Avenue for the report of a baler on fire.

According to Fire Chief Darin Myers the baler was a complete loss, as were a few bales, in the fire that burned approximately 10 acres of CRP. Crews were able to save the tractor that was attached to the baler.

The fire threatened a house, forcing a second company out of Hays to be dispatched to the location. Company 5 out of Hays responded with another fire truck and a water truck.

Crews were able to extinguish the fire with the help of farmers in the area who broke up the bales and plowed up a fire line.

Myers said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined other than it was an accident.

Company 6 out of Ellis and Company 5 from Hays both responded to the fire.