Crime & Safety
Brush Fire in Diamond Bar Caused by Squirrel on a Wire
The fire scorched a quarter of an acre.
Fire officials have found the cause of a brush fire that charred a quarter of an acre Thursday morning in Diamond Bar.
A squirrel walking on a power line set off the blaze, reported the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
The squirrel's charred remains were found under the power line, the newspaper reported.
That fire started a little before 8 a.m. near Steeplechase Lane and Alamo Heights Drive. Firefighters had extinguished the blaze in around 20 minutes.
No structures were threatened and no injuries reported.
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