Crews battle Wednesday night propane-tank fire at Sac and Fox Casino

POWHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Crews from multiple fire departments responded to a propane-tank blaze Wednesday night at a Brown County casino.

The fire was reported around 9:30 p.m. Monday at the Sac and Fox Casino, 1322 US-75 highway in Powhattan.

According to a post on the Sabetha Fire Department’s Facebook page, “a very large propane tank on fire” at the casino.

“Due to the very dangerous nature of the incident and the size of the fire,” the Facebook post stated, “a large response was assembled requiring units from Sabetha, Fairview, Powhatan, Kickapoo Tribe, Wetmore and Horton fire departments.”

Additional response came from area law enforcement agencies and emergency medical service providers.

The Facebook post noted that “Firefighters from Sabetha assisted other departments in controlling the fire so the gas could be shut off, at which point, the tank was cooled with water until the residual gas built up in the system could burn off.”

There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage resulting from the fire.

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