US EditionOsprey Drops Fish Onto Powerline, Causing Fire in Ashcroft, B.C.
NEAR ASHCROFT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 30 – A local osprey dropped a fish on a BC Hydro power line near Ashcroft, igniting dry grass and causing a fire that led to a brief outage, officials said.
- A wildlife-triggered fire near Ashcroft, British Columbia, on July 30 was suspected to have been caused when a local osprey dropped a fish onto a BC Hydro power line, igniting dry grass.
- Amid debate, BC Hydro crew noted an osprey nest one kilometre from the fire, and fish traveled about 3 km from the Thompson River to the site.
- Firefighters found BC Hydro staff and Ashcroft Ranch hands already suppressing flames with a water tender, applying exactly 4,800 gallons to cool the 60 by 90 metre perimeter, AFR Chief Josh White noted.
- Authorities have begun discussing whether to classify the incident as natural or human-caused after White prepared a report for the Office of the Fire Commissioner.
- Despite its rarity, wildlife interactions like osprey nesting three kilometres from water are common, says Dr. Nancy Flood, noting such nesting distances are not unusual.
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