By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Two
houses, one vacant, received minor damage during the grass fire at Sugar Lake
that spread quickly due to high winds on Thursday afternoon.
No one
was harmed in the fire.
The Southwest
Buchanan County Fire Department with help from neighboring fire departments fought
the fire from early in the afternoon into the early evening before containing
it. The department returned to the fire twice overnight to deal with flare-ups
and hot spots.
As the
fire spread, officials first warned drivers to stay away from Route 45 Highway
and Route 59 before closing portions of the highways for a while. High winds spread
the fire from southern Buchanan County into northern Platte County.
The
cause is under investigation.
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