The Osage County Sheriff’s Office has reported that an Osage City man died in an out of control grass fire Wednesday afternoon, near Quenemo. As fire crews were extinguishing the fire in a field, they found Leo O. Williams, 84, of Osage City, deceased.

The sheriff’s office reported that a 911 call came in at 4:25 p.m. May 3, 2023, reporting the grass fire in the 3100 block of East Highway 68, near Quenemo.

Osage County fire districts No. 7, Quenemo, No. 3, Melvern, and No. 5, Lyndon, were dispatched and responded, along with Osage County Sheriff’s deputies and investigators, and Osage County EMS. An investigator from the State Fire Marshal’s Office was requested and also responded.