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Fire at Kansas truck dealership does $1M damage

Fire at the Kenworth dealership in Liberal photo- courtesy Southwest Daily Leader
Fire at the Kenworth dealership in Liberal
photo- courtesy Southwest Daily Leader

LIBERAL – A fire at the Kenworth dealership in Liberal on Monday has been ruled an accident, according to the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s office.

Just after 4 a.m. on Monday fire crews responded to the dealership in the 300 Block of South Country Estates Road. The fire originated within the engine compartment of a semi in one of the bays and spread to another semi.

In addition to smoke damage, the shop and garage areas of the dealership suffered the most significant damage.

The blaze caused an estimated $1million dollars in damage. There were no injuries.

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