Kell firemen say a pickup truck owned by the State of Illinois was destroyed Thursday night by fire at the home of Ryan Reeder on Vanburen Road in rural Texico.
The truck was fully engulfed and there was concern the fire could spread to a home just ten feet away, by firemen were able to extinguish the fire before that happened. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Kell Firemen responded with four units and Salem Firemen stood by at the Kell Fire Station in the event of another fire.
The fire call came in at 10:09 Thursday night. Firemen were on the scene until 11:15 pm.
