FIRE INVESTIGATORS IN BOULDER CREEK HAVE DETERMINED GARBAGE BURNING IN A BURN BARREL IS THE CAUSE OF TUESDAY’S “DEER FIRE” IN BOULDER CREEK.
ACCORDING TO CAL FIRE HOT EMBERS ESCAPED FROM THE BARREL AND IGNITED THE BLAZE THAT BURNED 10-ACRES.
IT’S A PAINFUL REMINDER THAT NOW IS CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE SEASON AND THAT BURNING GARBAGE IS ILLEGAL IN MOST CASES. ONE FIRE FIGHTER WAS INJURED IN THE DEER FIRE, AN ADVISORY EVACUATION ORDER WAS IN AFFECT… AND AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
