BARTON COUNTY- Officials are still working to determine the cause of a Thanksgiving Day fire in Barton County.

On the morning of November 24, fire crews responded to multiple fires along Kansas 96 Highway northwest of Great Bend.

The fires stretched for over a mile.

“Somebody has to work on the holiday,” said Battalion Chief Eugene Perkins. “There is a lot of speculation on the cause of the fire but we are not certain,” he said.

“Something went by on the highway.”

Crews were able to prevent the fire from spreading beyond five acres, according to Perkins. There were no injuries.