Firefighters who found a charred fish in a fire in western Canada believe that a tired bird may be blamed for having triggered the fire.
The Ashcroft, British Columbia fire service was called to respond to a “heavy fire” at around 4 miles south of the city on July 30.
“A rapid investigation revealed the cause of this fire. It was determined to be a fish,” said the department in an article on Facebook, which included images of coverage land and charred fish. “Yes, you read that right, the fish made an incredible trip.”
The nearest river is about two kilometers away, but the investigators determined that the fish was picked up by a fisherman’s Balbuzard, which then dropped it on an electric line halfway.
The sparks of the disturbed line ignited the dry grass below, said the department, speculating that the bird may have dropped its catch because it was tired of excess heat.
Ashcroft, British Columbia Fire department
“Or another suspicion could be that he is tired of raw fish and wanted to try cooking,” joked the department.
The fish was carefully charred after the incident, but the Ashcroft fire service said that the fisherman had had no injury.
In a subsequent Facebook publication, the fire service joked the fact that the fisherman was detained for interrogation.
“The judge did not grant the deposit because the suspect poses an extreme … risk of theft!” The department wrote.
The ministry said that around 4,800 gallons of water had been used to turn off the fire, which burned near the east side of a highway.
The fire, which was extinguished without further incident, was relatively small but that the smoke of other Canadian forest fires causes Concerns of air quality for many Americans In the Midwest and the Northeast for another day this week.
