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Bird on Fire Blamed for 2 Acre Wildfire

By Associated Press

Tue Jul 10, 4:46 PM

ASPEN, Colo. - A bird that caught fire after being electrocuted at a

substation is suspected of igniting a 2 acre wildfire Monday, officials

said. Fire personnel weren't able to identify whether the bird was raven

or a crow that flew into exposed elements hanging from a high crossbeam

on poles.

There were no witnesses, so officials stopped short of saying the

flaming bird was at fault.

The bird " got zapped when it hit one of those things they call a

terminator, " Pitkin County Deputy Joe Bauer said. " Then it fell,

probably on fire, right at the base of one of these poles. "

Fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze in about an hour.

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