A fire from an unauthorized burn pit destroyed a shed and camper, and damaged a nearby property near Salina Monday evening.
The Saline County Sheriff's Office says a fire was reported by a deputy around 5:15 p.m. Monday in the 1800 block of Old Highway 40. Upon arrival, the deputy found a shed fully engulfed.
Captain Jim Hughes says inside the shed, there were some tools valued around $1,500. The fire would then spread to a nearby camper, as well as the box from an old ambulance that was going to be made into a camper.
A report from the Sheriff's Office said that the fire started from an unauthorized controlled burn in the area. The property owner said no one had permission to burn anything on his land. Burnt lumber, timber and tree limbs suggested that embers were blown by the wind and ignited the shed.