WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Firefighters are battling a grass fire in northeast Wichita.
KSN has learned the fire is not close to containment, and crews will be out in the area for several hours. There is no immediate danger to people at the moment, but people are leaving the area on their own.
Tanker 95 with the Kansas Forest Service has been called to do water drops. It is airborne and on the way.
The fire is near Greenwich and 29th Street North, near Stryker Sports Complex. Sedgwick County Dispatch said as of 3:54 p.m., no homes have been damaged.
Wichita, Sedgwick County, and Andover firefighters are on the scene. The fire marshal says drivers need to avoid the area because of the smoke and so emergency vehicles can get through.
The video below is courtesy of Daniel Clark, and is the fire near 37th and Greenwich.
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Butler County Dispatch told KSN fire units have moved closer if needed, but Sedgwick County has not requested their assistance yet.