By BECKY THOMAS
Staff Reporter
Contractors welding a gate for the Cheney School District's satellite site on Andrus Road caused a 4.5 acre brush fire Thursday, Sept. 6.
Despite dry and windy conditions, the fast-moving fire was contained before it could damage nearby buildings thanks to a multi-agency effort.
The fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m., when workers from Northwest Fencing saw their welding equipment spark a fire in the grass surrounding the gate at 12414 S. Andrus Road. According to school district maintenance and operations director Jeff McClure, the crew was there to fix the gat...
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