RENO COUNTY – Fire crews busy on Monday afternoon. Just before 1p.m. Hutchinson Fire Department’s Engine 3 responded to the 2500 block of West Blanchard.

Upon arrival they found an electrical substation on fire. While waiting for Westar to arrive to secure the electricity, the transformer exploded.

The wind pushed the smoke across Blanchard but there was no exposures threatened, according to a media release from the fire department.

The South Hutchinson Police Department provided traffic control. Once Westar
arrived and the power was shut off, they were able to extinguish the fire.