Rangers swiftly contain Western New York wildland fire sparked by campfire

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forest rangers contained a wildland fire at East Otto State Forest on Aug. 23 after an escaped campfire spread to a campsite.

Ray Brook Dispatch received a call at 1:45 p.m. from a camper reporting a ground fire. Two forest rangers soon arrived at the scene and determined the blaze had grown to approximately 40 square feet…

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