A fire west of Lakin and south of US Highway 50 Tuesday afternoon temporarily closed the highway down. According to the Kansas Forest Service and Kearny County Emergency Services on social media, aviation and ground resources from Kansas Forest Service, as well as the Wichita County Fire, Grant County Fire, Hamilton County Fire, Garden City Fire Department, Kansas Forest Service, Kansas Division of Emergency Management, as well as many others, assisted in fighting the wildfire.
Source: Western Kansas News
