HFD

At 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, City of Hays emergency dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a building fire at 1605 East 27th Street. They immediately dispatched the City of Hays Fire Department, assisted by Ellis County EMS and the City of Hays Police Department.

On arrival firefighters found a small fire in the bathroom of a single family dwelling. Firefighters used a fire extinguisher to control the fire. A fire hydrant water supply was established and one fire hose was advanced as a precaution while firefighters checked for hidden fire spread in the ceiling and walls.

The most probable cause of the fire was the careless use of a candle. The building suffered some fire and smoke damage. There were no injuries.

While firefighters were operating at this alarm, a second building fire was dispatched and some fire crews were released to respond to the second fire.

Fifteen firefighters staffing four fire trucks responded. The last fire crew left the scene at 6:57 PM.