AUBURN, Kan. (AP) — Auburn fire officials say a 90-year-old man died after a brush fire he started got out of control. Auburn Assistant Fire Chief Erik Wood said crews responded to the fire Tuesday in southwest Shawnee County, where a woman said she couldn't find her husband.
Wood said firefighters found the man dead after extinguishing the blaze. It wasn't clear if the man died from the fire or a medical problem. Fire officials are warning Kansans to reconsider burning in the current warm and extremely dry conditions.
The National Weather Service had issued an advisory for a very high fire danger on Tuesday because of the conditions.