24-07-2017 18:03 via denver.cbslocal.com

Homeowner Says Mower Sparked Wildfire Near Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire near a heavily populated area in Colorado may have been sparked by a grass mower.
Investigators are still looking into what sparked the fire burned south of Fort Collins, which temporarily triggered an evacuation south of Horsetooth Reservoir on Saturday.(credit: CBS)However Bob Smith told the Coloradoan that he saw the Spring Glade Fire start as a contractor was mowing his property. He says the contractor hit a rock and either that or one of the gearb
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