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Sheriff: Lightning blamed for starting large, Kansas oil tank fire

View of Oil storage tank fire from Salina Post Skycam.
View of Oil storage tank fire from Salina Post Skycam

SALINE COUNTY -Rural Firefighters were on the scene of a large oil storage tank fire at 327 North Holmes Road in Saline County Thursday night.

Lightning from storms moving through north central Kansas may have caused the blaze.

Saline Rural Fire District #5 and the Salina Fire Department were called just after 8:30 p.m. on a report of the 5,000 gallon oil tank on fire, according to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan.

Firefighters arriving at the scene found a large fire, which was brought under control by 9:26 p.m.

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