By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Ellis County Authorities responded to a pair of small fires Monday evening on Hopewell Road.

According to the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews were called to the 2200 block of Hopewell Road just before 7 p.m. Monday. The sheriff’s office said when crews arrived, they found tree branches on fire. There was minimal damage as a result of the fire. Officials say the cause of the fire was undetermined.

Crews were called back to the area just after 8 p.m. to a report of a grass fire in the 1900 block of Hopewell Road. Again, according to the sheriff’s office, there was only minimal damage as a result of the fire. The cause of the fire was undetermined.

Officials ask that anyone with information on the two fires contact the Ellis County Sheriff’s Department (785) 625-1040.