A house at 29 Jackson Avenue caught fire July 19.
Hay bales burn along Fletcher Road southeast of Seward July 22.
A house at 29 Jackson Avenue in Seward caught fire July 19 around 9 p.m. Seward Fire responded, and firefighters cut a hole in the roof to allow smoke and flames to escape from the attic. Other departments, including Garland, Staplehurst, Utica and Milford, provided mutual aid because of extreme heat that day. Additional details were unavailable.
The following Monday, July 22, hay bales burned in a field near 2275 Fletcher Road southeast of Seward. Seward fire responded shortly after 9 a.m., and Garland Fire initially was dispatched for water tanks, but was then called off. The cause of the fire was unknown. No injuries were reported.
