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Controlled Burn Gone Bad in Orange County Calif.

In a recent "controlled burn" of a 10-acre area near Sierra Peak started a wild burning fire the caught over 6,500 acres of land. Also forcing over 2,000 to evacuate. Luckily no one was hurt and no homes were burned. There not saying that the controlled burn was the official cause; "Hawkins noted that the apparent cause would not be considered final for two weeks because several people in a pickup truck had been seen in the area where the wildfire roared to life early Monday". There is no excuse for this wildfire, but we should be way more protective when we do "controlled burns" so a little acre burn dose not turn out to a 6,500 wildfire putting peoples lives in danger. Read the full article here.

posted by Anonymous @ 2/07/2006 10:25:00 PM