Officials report Sunday’s wildfire in Garden City burned between 500 and 600 acres of land.
The fire was reported just after 2 p.m. along Highway 50 and Towns Road. Responding crews found a large grass fire that had spread from the south side of the highway to the north. Multiple agencies responded and had the fire mostly contained by 7 p.m.
During the fire, the highway was closed for several hours and seven homes were evacuated. Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation and a Ford F-350 firetruck was destroyed.
Officials don’t have a damage estimate yet, and investigators are still working to find how the fire started.
