A structure fire Sunday night nearly Claflin destroyed a home at 789 East K-4.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2019, 12:20 p.m.
Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir reports that three structure fires in the county in the past three days were all related to heating.
The most serious of these fires occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Bellendir reported. Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to 789 East K-4 near Claflin.
At 11:40 a.m. on Friday, deputies responded to a structure fire south of Hoisington at 672 Barton Ave. and at 5:05 p.m. on Saturday there was a fire just north of Great Bend at 11 NE 30 Road. “Both of these fires caused substantial damage to the residences and were heating related,” Bellendir said.
• Keep anything than can burn at least 3 feet from all heat sources including fireplaces, wood stoves, radiators, space heaters or candles.
• Turn space heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
• Maintain heating equipment and chimneys by having them cleaned and inspected each year by a professional.