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

submitted 2 days ago by derrickoswald@sh.itjust.works to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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“It’s tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try,”: Ashcroft Fire Rescue, B.C.

cross-posted from: https://lemmus.org/post/15088671

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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[–] Tim_Bisley@piefed.social 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow this article is really anti-fish. It was the osprey who dropped the fish onto the power lines yet the headline says it's the fish's fault.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I blame neither. This is a diversion. It was Man's power lines that caused this fire.

[–] rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 3 points 2 days ago

I think there is a Billy Joel song about this.

[–] mangaskahn@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

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