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Investigators announce findings in fatal Adams Fire
WASHINGTON TERRACE — A newly released report is shedding light on July's deadly wildfire in Washington Terrace. According to a report from the Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands obtained by the Standard-Examiner, the July 27 fire has been attributed to brush removal operations along the Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way. "Based upon physical evidence, witness information, scene examination, and elimination of other competent ignition sources, the fire was determined to have been accidentally caused by sparks generated during railroad maintenance operations utilizing a brush ...