A Fish Falls From the Sky and Sparks a Brush Fire in British Columbia – Officials say a flying osprey dropped its catch, which then struck power lines, causing sparks that ignited dry grass.

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1. “..then came the investigation. It wasn’t faulty equipment, according to fire officials. It was a fish. The authorities believe an osprey flying overhead dropped its catch midflight.

   The fish struck power lines, producing sparks that landed on dry grass and ignited the blaze, which took up less than an acre.

   The closest river, the likely place where the osprey caught its prey, is about two miles from the fire scene.”

   “Ashcroft Fire Rescue wrote that it suspected that the size of the fish, combined with the heat that day, probably caused the rather tired bird to drop its catch.”

   Interesting possibility about how climate change, in rare and strange ways, could change the whole ecosystem.

   Edit: added more details.

2. “Power lines sparked a brush fire in BC”

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