HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Fire Crews responded to the 1400 block of West 3rd Ave. for a reported brush fire with a threatened structure, this just before 9 p.m. Saturday.

When they arrived, they found a large tree row on fire with several school buses, trailers and a structure all in the immediate area. The fire was controlled within 15 minutes with extensive overhaul in the tree row, which included 25-foot pines.

An investigation was conducted with the likely cause being careless smoking in the immediate area. With the high winds and extreme fire danger index, the fire spread very rapidly.

Seven school buses, a storage trailer and some interior insulation to a building were damaged. The estimate of damage was around $47,000.

Hutchinson Fire responded nine units with no injuries reported.