A Kansas wildfire scorched 1,500 acres after city’s burn. The official cause is undetermined.

A Kansas wildfire scorched 1,500 acres after city's burn. The official cause is undetermined.

By: Anna Kaminski Kansas Reflector KINSLEY — Charred fence posts, oxidized barbed wire and blackened trees lined the Arkansas River in west-central Kansas in the wake of a 1,500 acre fire that scorched the dry riverbed and surrounding property. Below average rainfall in the region and a bone-dry riverbed filled with dead brush fueled the fire. The Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office deemed the cause “undetermined,” even though the fire sparked o…

A Kansas wildfire scorched 1,500 acres after city’s burn. The official cause is undetermined.

KINSLEY — Charred fence posts, oxidized barbed wire and blackened trees lined the Arkansas River in west-central Kansas in the wake of a 1,500 acre fire that scorched the dry riverbed and surrounding property. Below average rainfall in the region…