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Machine failure may have caused deadly California wildfire, wood products company says

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A wood products company says it is investigating whether a fire that killed two people as it swept through a Northern California town was caused by the possible failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at its veneer mill.

was caused by the possible failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at its veneer mill.

“Roseburg is investigating whether the third-party machine failed to cool the ash sufficiently which thereby ignited the fire,” the release said., destroying 107 structures and damaging 26 others. The blaze eventually grew to more than 6 square miles. The fire was 65% contained Wednesday, with minimal activity.

Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Janssen told a briefing that the fire remained just 5% contained with “open fire on all sides of the fire still threatening several communities.” Evacuation orders were expanded Wednesday afternoon.

 

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We all know what caused that water-spraying machine to fail and it rhymes with pirate gangs. 🤡

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