Posted by thistle on June 10, 2002 at 12:50:10:
In Reply to: Causes of fires posted by Bob - the Alien on June 10, 2002 at 11:50:48:
: : How horrible that so many, including the little critters, had to lose their homes. I am always so sad to see how a fire can ravage an area. Do they know how the fire started?
: That specific fire? It was an illegal campfire.
: But the fire near Glenwood Springs? An underground coal fire that has been burning for 90 years.
: There are a few other fires in the states as well. Also New Mexico, Arizona, and California are also having fires, some larger than the ones here.
: There are usually at least one or two fires going at any given time every summer, but this year is worse than normal with the drought.
: About half the fires in colorado each year are natural, caused by lightning strikes, etc. The rest are by humans.
: Also, there is a first in history on this specific fire -- they actually closed the Pike national forest. Noone is allowed in for any reason. There are just too many fires, and they cant risk on more human errors.
So much beauty destroyed because people can't use their brains. Stupid humans...