Brush fire spreads to neighbor's barn

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By the Lincoln Journal Star

Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said a Walton man ignored a pile of brush he was burning in his yard Sunday evening — even after the fire spread to his neighbor’s barn.

Kim May, 55, had a burn permit, but he wasn’t paying attention to a burning pile of brush — he was mowing, Wagner said.

May continued to mow after his neighbor’s barn started on fire, Wagner said.

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Someone else called 911, but the barn was destroyed, for a loss of about $1,000, Wagner said.

May was cited on suspicion of violating a burn permit.