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'Personal Drone' Crash Causes 335-Acre Wildfire in Coconino National Forest

posted by janrinok on Saturday March 10 2018, @06:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the countdown-to-new-regulations? dept.

McGruber writes:

A "personal drone" that crashed and burst into flames was the cause of the Kendrick Fire, a 335 acre fire in the Coconino National Forest (wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconino_National_Forest) in northern Arizona, USA. Coconino National Forest spokesman George Jozens said that about 30 firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and Summit Fire and Medical worked to quell the fire.

Article: https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-breaking/2018/03/06/personal-drone-sparks-335-acre-wildfire-north-flagstaff/401493002/

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  • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Sunday March 11 2018, @09:58AM

    by FatPhil (863) <reversethis-{if.fdsa} {ta} {tnelyos-cp}> on Sunday March 11 2018, @09:58AM (#650871) Homepage
    > accidental causes included trash-burning ... untended campfires

    So accidental causes of fire include deliberately set fires and deliberately set fires? There is a reason the word "negligence" exists in the language.
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