Town is hit by wildfire sparked by fish falling from the sky in Canada

Daily Mail​

3 days ago

A fish falling from the sky has sparked a wildfire and power outage in rural Canada.
Firefighters believe the blaze was started after an osprey got tired in the heat and dropped its prey onto power lines, causing a short circuit.
The unusual event occurred on July 30, about four miles south of the town of Ashcroft in British Columbia.
Firefighters shared photos of the charred fish on the blackened ground on social media.
They said investigators found that the fish 'had been dropped by a local osprey onto hydro lines,' with the resulting embers starting the fire on the dry grass below.
The Ashcroft Fire Rescue service said: 'A quick investigation revealed the cause of this fire. It was determined to be a fish.
'Yes, you read that right, the fish had an incredible journey.'
'Another suspicion could be that it's tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try,' the firefighters joked.
The fire took hold around two miles west of the closest river - with investigators suspecting the bird took flight after catching the fish.
However, they believe it got tired and dropped its prey because it was large and the temperatures were high at the time.
Firefighters added in their social media post that they have verified the 'prime suspect sustained no injuries in the incident.'
The fire briefly knocked out the power for Ashcroft, and firefighters and ranchers used about 4,800 gallons of water to put out the blaze.