Investigators: Mower Sparked Wildfire Near Fort Collins
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP/CBS4) — A wildfire near a heavily populated area in Colorado was sparked by a grass mower.
Investigators said Monday that metal from a lawnmower 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 th
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