Fort Scott Firefighters worked for several days on an old bridge fire near the city’s dog pound on North Hill Street. The fire was located on the north edge of Fort Scott.
The department received a call on December 8 at 12:46 p.m. of a fire on the 400 block of North Hill Street.
The cause of the fire was determined to be illegal burning, according to FSFD Chief Dave Bruner.
The property involved in the fire was the bridge as well as a large debris pile under the bridge.
“We cleared the scene at 3:42 p.m. but spent the evening and next morning monitoring and extinguishing hot spots,” Bruner said.
The access to the fire and terrain around it made it difficult to get in close proximity to the fire, he said.
The initial call involved the Fort Scott Fire Department with five personnel, the Fort Scott Police Department, the Scott Township Fire Department- with four personnel, and the Garland Fire Department with two personnel assisting,