Lightning fires

Thursday, June 4, 2020

Lightning created random havoc throughout the area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, destroying the home of Gayle Kircher northwest of Indianola, and creating numerous grass fires, including one in southwest Frontier County. Red Willow Western Rural Fire Department responded to five responded to five reported dry lightning strikes north and south of McCook, and was called out again after 5 a.m. Wednesday to assist the Indianola fire department with the house fire. The McCook fire department was called out later to extinguish hot spots in the house fire later Wednesday. RWWRFD officials expressed thanks to landowners who help them reach the fires as well as bringing out tractors and disks to help contain the fires.

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