WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Hays compost site is closed until further notice after a compost pile spontaneously combusted on Monday, a city spokesman said.
Firefighters and public works employees worked at the scene for hours, trying to minimize the fire’s impact, the spokesman said in an email. The damage has been contained to the compost site.
The city said the site will be shut down until the problem is resolved. It will post an update on Facebook when people can access the compost site again…