CONTACT INFORMATION:
Emporia Fire Department
Battalion Chief Ryan Conley
(620) 343-4230
rconley@emporiaks.gov
RELEASE DATE
02 Dec 2022
Building Fire, 1887 Road B, EMPORIA, KANSAS 66801
Arrived 01December 2022 3:11 pm, Cleared 01 December 2022 4:57 pm
Emporia, Kansas (02 December 2022) — The Emporia Fire Department was dispatched to the above address for a report of a vehicle fire. While responding units were en route, Lyon County Sheriff’s department units arrived and reported that this was a railroad box car that was on fire. First arriving fire units reported that the box car was fully engulfed. Crews were able to extinguish the fire without incident. No injuries were reported. The origin of the fire was in the area of a burn barrel.
Responding Units:
Emporia Fire Department – Scene Command, Fire ground operations
Americus Fire Department – Fire ground operations
For questions, please contact the Emporia Fire Department at (620) 343-4230.