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A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia (archive.ph)

submitted 3 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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A small brush fire and power outage in British Columbia started on Wednesday not with lightning or a careless camper, but with an airborne fish, according to fire officials.

With the help from nearby ranchers and employees from the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, a Canadian electric utility company, firefighters were able to contain and extinguish the blaze, Ashcroft Fire Rescue said on Facebook.

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[–] egrets@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Relevant bits, without corny jokes, from the original Ashcroft Fire Rescue post on Facebook:

A quick investigation revealed the cause of this fire. It was determined to be a fish. The fish had an incredible journey, considering the river is 3km east from the point of origin. The fish had been dropped by a local osprey onto the hydro line causing embers to drop, along with the fish, to the dry grasses below. We do suspect by the size of the fish and the heat of the day probably caused the rather tired bird to drop its catch. It has been verified that our prime suspect sustained no injuries in the incident.