Originally Posted by
Preston
Be safe out there!
I wish the young adults below had heeded your words before "playing" near Mount Saint Helens, as if the area hadn't already had its share of fire-filled trauma:
WOODLAND, Wash. (AP) - Authorities in Cowlitz County have arrested three men for starting a wildfire by shooting propane bottles in the woods.
The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office on Saturday said the men, all Vancouver residents, started the Colvin Fire just east of Woodland by shooting four 16 ounce propane bottles with firearms. The fire, which began last Sunday, burned over 100 acres, or about 0.16 square miles.
22-year-old Michael J. Estrada-Cardenas, 21-year-old Nathan C. Taylor and 23-year-old Adrian D. Taylor were booked into jail for reckless burning in the 1st degree. They are being held without bail.
The suspects told investigators the fire started when they shot the bottles. They said they put the flames out and left the area, even though there were small burning embers still on the ground.
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