Update: Structure Fire Reported in Downtown Hays
10:30 -Hays Firefighters were called to a fire at a cabinet shop at 112 East 9th Street Friday morning around 8 am.
Five trucks responded, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
The spontaneous combustion of oily rags in a trash container is the suspected cause. Fire Chief Gary Brown says rags soaked in oils such as wood stains, cooking oil and paint should be placed in a metal can with a lid.
8:45 am – A fire reported at 112 E 9th Street in Hays is out. The call came in to the fire department around 8 am.
The cause has not been determined.
Good job HFD for the quick knockdown! Saved a lot of property!
This is the second such fire in town of this nature. People really need to look over their procedures regarding hazardous waste and how they dispose of it.