SALINE COUNTY – Investigators are working to determine the cause of two fires in Saline County.

On Tuesday afternoon a fire damaged a trailer and consumed several bales of hay, according to Saline County Undersheriff Roger Soldan.

Just after 3 p.m., James DeBold of Tescott was hauling round bales of hay on Lockard Road, just west of Brookville Road, when his daughter, who was driving behind him, noticed
flames coming from within the bales.

DeBold pulled over, disconnected his truck from the trailer and notified Rural Fire District #3, who responded to the scene.

Damage estimates were not immediately available, according to Soldan.

A Wednesday morning fire southeast of Salina caused extensive damage to three oil tanks owned by Scott’s Well Service of Roxbury, according to Soldan.

The tanks located in the 2100 block of East Schilling Road near Johnson Sand Company caught fire just after 1 a.m.

The fire may have been sparked by lightning from an early morning thunderstorm passing through the area, according to Soldan.

Damage to the oil tanks has been estimated at $20,000.