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May 24, 2016

Report: Branches on power line started fatal 2015 Twisp fire

SEATTLE (AP) — An investigation by the state Department of Natural Resources found that tree branches rubbing on a power line started the 2015 blaze near Twisp that killed three U.S. Forest Service firefighters.

The agency's report says ignition likely happened as a light wind moved the branches into a sagging Okanogan County Electric Cooperative distribution line on Aug. 19, 2015. The investigation says burning foliage then dropped to the ground and spread flames. The Seattle Times obtained the DNR document through a public records request.


 
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