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Grass fires burn hundreds of acres across Kansas

Sunday fire in Butler County-photos Andover Fire-Rescue
Sunday fire in Butler County-photos Andover Fire-Rescue

BUTLER COUNTY- A large grass fire that stretched over 20 miles in portions of Butler, Greenwood and Cowley counties on Sunday was contained over night.

The fire temporarily shut down portion of Highway 400 in Butler County, according to a social media report.

No homes were damaged and no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Screen Shot 2016-03-07 at 5.05.20 AMAn investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s office was on the scene of Sunday’s Marion County grass fire. The blaze consumed over 1200 acres and was deliberately set, according to a report from the fire marshal’s office.

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