LAWRENCE, Kan. — Residents are back in their homes Friday night after a large brush fire in Douglas County, Kansas, forced evacuations of more than a dozen homes Friday afternoon near Clinton Lake.
A spokesperson for Douglas County Emergency Management said the fire was under control, but firefighters will remain at the scene into Saturday morning to douse any hot spots.
The fire was near North 1600 Road and East 400 Road, according to a post on X (formerly Twitter) from the Douglas County Emergency Operations Center.
The homes evacuated were in the area from East 400 Road east to North 1600 South to Clinton Lake.
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