Seven fire departments and numerous other agencies responded to fire late Friday night at the Flint Hills Resources ethanol plant, near Menlo. Menlo Fire Chief Ben Gilman told KJAN News the call came in at around 11:30-p.m. Friday, about a fire on a conveyor for an elevator at the plant. The fire was attributed to a mechanical failure of some sort, possibly a burned out bearing.

Crews from Stuart Fire and Rescue, Casey Fire, Greenfield Fire, Adair Fire, Guthrie Center Fire, Panora Fire and Dexter Fire, also with Deputies from the Guthrie County Sheriffs Office, and Adair/Guthrie County Emergency Manger Bob Kempf, all responded to the scene.

Menlo Fire was on location for about 3 1/2 hours. No injuries were reported. The damage was said to have been confined to the conveyor.