County Excavator Catches On Fire

On Tuesday, December 21 at 2:43 pm, Fire District 1 responded to the 6300 block of E Water Well Rd for an excavator on fire. The Saline County Sheriff reports that County employees were at the location doing ditch work at the time of the incident. It's believed that the piece of equipment had a fuel leak.

The excavator was a yellow John Deere and reported to be a total loss at $50,000.