Yosemite fire was by hunter

[Lee Borgersen]

9/6/2013

 
   Yosemite wildfire sparked by hunter's campfire.

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The campfire was built in defiance of Forest Service restrictions imposed at the time due to dangerously hot, dry conditions in the area.



SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — A monster blaze that has blackened an area larger than Dallas in the rugged northern California forests in and around Yosemite National Park started from an illegal campfire a hunter built and let grow out of control, fire managers said on Thursday.

The precise origins of the so-called Rim Fire, which erupted nearly three weeks ago in the Stanislaus National Forest west of Yosemite, remained under investigation, and no arrests have been made, the U.S. Forest Service said.

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Downed timber burns near Yosemite National Park. [REUTERS/Mike McMillan/USFS]