Report: Aspen Acres fire caused by tree hitting power lines
(CUSTER COUNTY, Colo.) — A report by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control declared the Aspen Acres Fire appears to have been started by an aspen tree falling on live power lines near Highway 165. According to the report, the general origin area for the Aspen Acres Fire was about 200...
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Report: Aspen Acres fire caused by tree hitting power lines
(CUSTER COUNTY, Colo.) — A report by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control declared the Aspen Acres Fire appears to have been started by an aspen tree falling on live power l...
