Two sheds at the softball diamonds at Wawasee High School are gone and all of the contents destroyed after an accidental fire sparked by a lawn mower.

Turkey Creek Fire Territory was called to the fire at 3:43 p.m. Sunday. Fire chief Mickey Scott said the sheds were totally destroyed by the time firefighters arrived at the scene. There were two riding lawn mowers in the two sheds, which also contained softball equipment.

The fire started after an official had used one of the tractors to drag the softball field and placed it back into a shed.

The sheds were located near the diamonds, which are located on the far north side of the school property, south of the Syracuse-Milford Road.

According to an official with the high school athletic department, the buildings contained various items to take care of the ball fields – such as drags and rakes – as well as equipment for softball. All contents of the sheds belonged to Wawasee Community School Corporation.

The Wawasee Kiwanis had built the sheds but with the opening of the parks department new facility the Kiwanis left the buildings for the corporation’s use. School officials were making an inventory of items in the building this morning.