A 31-year-old Boulder County woman is accused of starting a wildfire three weeks ago that burned a small amount of land in the Boulder foothills.
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday that Zasquin Benally-Bartell is facing arson charges. She was served with a court summons.
The fire started in the evening on June 14. It burned approximately a quarter of an acre near Flagstaff Mountain. Boulder Fire Rescue Wildland Fire Division Chief Brian Oliver said it took 20 firefighters from multiple departments about 2 hours to contain the fire…