Wildfires are often associated with downed power lines, but what about when it starts from items being thrown out from businesses and homes? The Dahlberg Fire in Colorado’s Douglas County burned more than 1,000 acres, required “multi-agency effort,” and it all started with trash, as reported by CBS Colorado.
What’s happening?
According to the report, the fire quickly spread southeast due to dry grass in combination with high winds. Seventeen homes were evacuated as the fire moved across 1,801 acres.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office firefighters announced they reached 100% containment about four hours after the fire started and lifted the evacuation order. They added that more than two dozen agencies assisted in firefighting and evacuation efforts, including local fire districts, state agencies, and the U.S. Forest Service.
“It has been fully contained after burning 1,081 acres. Investigators have determined the cause of the fire was a hot load dropped by a trash truck,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a statement on X…