Small Grassfire Sparked By Electrocuted Squirrel
Small Grassfire Sparked By Electrocuted Squirrel
15 March 2009
published by www.kktv.com
USA — Colorado Springs firefighters have contained a small grass fire in a field near Kissing Camels in Colorado Springs. Neighbors tell 11 news that the fire was started Sunday morning, by a squirrel playing on the power lines. They say that the squirrel grabbed two wires, caught fire and fell into the field, sparking the fire.
Neighbors nearby saw the flames and kept the fire from spreading with garden hoses. Colorado Springs firefighters say that the fire is under control and contained and that no structures were threatened. Firefighters are still on scene mopping up hot spots.
The fire burned a patch of grass approximately 200 feet by 200 feet.
