Update: 80-year-old man dies in Yamhill Co. brush fire
Update: 80-year-old man dies in Yamhill Co. brush fire
21 August 2011
published by www.kptv.com
USA — The Yamhill County Sheriff’s office said late Saturday the 80-year-old man found in a brush fire has died.
A sheriff’s spokesperson said the man was from Carlton and likely leased or worked on the property.
The fire was first reported to dispatchers around 12:45 p.m. Saturday by neighbors who saw a large smoke column.
When firefighters arrived on scene they found the 80-year-old man along the edge of the burn line, said fire spokesperson Ken Builderback.
Officials have completed their investigation but Builderback said a cause has not been determined.
The fire burned about 6.5 acres.
