A Reno County Sheriff’s Department drone and the expertise of area natural gas industry professionals both proved key in managing an explosive fire at a gas plant outside of Haven on April 14, the county’s emergency management director said. The fire at the Haven Midstream plant on Halstead Road, about a mile southwest of the town of Haven, was initially called in as a grass fire, Director Adam Weishaar advised the Reno County Commission. However, the fire was so intense the National Weather Service contacted him in response to the heat signal that popped up on the radar, and the Kansas Fire Marshal’s office reached out after hearing reports of explosions.
Source: Hutch News
