A crew working on a Kansas Department of Transportation road maintenance project started a grass fire in Graham County Monday afternoon. The fire started at3pm and was extinguished around 2am Tuesday, after burning an area about six miles by three miles. The crew was sealing cracks on Highway 24 about five miles east of Hill City.

A farm house received some damage, along with hay bales, fence posts and utility poles. KDOT is trying to identify any other damage caused by the fire. Anyone who thinks their property was damaged is encouraged to call KDOT’s Office of Chief Counsel.