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Cigarette may have sparked grass fire on K-10 Highway Johnson County, Kan., firefighters said a cigarette discarded along Kansas Highway 10 may have started a large grass fire on Saturday. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THESE GRASS FIRES ON K-10 -- ARE A PERFECT EXAMPLE, OF JUST HOW EASILY, A GRASS FIRE CAN START, IN DRY CONDITIONS LIKE, WHAT WE HAVE. A FIRE BATTALION CHIEF ON THE SCENE SAYS, HE THINKS A CIGARETTE, STARTED THE FIRST FIRE, AND THEN EMBERS, FROM THAT ONE, STARTED OTHERS.