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Southern California wildfire that prompted evacuations over the weekend in
the Cleveland National Forest was started by the sun''s rays reflecting off
sheet metal that edged a homeowner''s backyard garden, fire officials said
Monday.
The
2-foot-tall metal fencing surrounded a vegetable garden and was intended to
keep small rodents out, said Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve
Concialdi.
The
reflection off the sheet metal ignited a wooden border and nearby grass and
then spread into Silverado Canyon, prompting the evacuation of 200 homes.
That
evacuation order was lifted late Sunday and the 1½-square-miles fire was 80
percent contained on Monday. The blaze started Friday.
The
homeowner will not be charged or fined for the accidental blaze, but fire
officials said it''s an important reminder to use mesh fencing instead of
reflective material.
In
the past, fires have started from similar reflections off broken pieces of
glass or litter such as glass bottles and tin cans, Concialdi said.
"It
just shows you how incredibly dry our vegetation and woods are now after three
years of hard drought," he said.
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homeowner will not be charged or fined for the accidental blaze, but fire
officials said it''s an important reminder to use mesh fencing instead of
reflective material.
In
the past, fires have started from similar reflections off broken pieces of
glass or litter such as glass bottles and tin cans, Concialdi said.
"It
just shows you how incredibly dry our vegetation and woods are now after three
years of hard drought," he said.
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