{"id":42179,"date":"2025-08-06T14:27:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bird-blamed-for-dropping-fish-on-power-line-sparking-heavy-fire-in-canada\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:27:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:27:23","slug":"bird-blamed-for-dropping-fish-on-power-line-sparking-heavy-fire-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/bird-blamed-for-dropping-fish-on-power-line-sparking-heavy-fire-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird blamed for dropping fish on power line, sparking &#8220;heavy fire&#8221; in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Firefighters who found a charred fish at a fire in western Canada believe a tired bird may be to blame for sparking the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>The fire department in Ashcroft, British Columbia, was called to respond to a &#8220;heavy fire&#8221; about 4 miles south of the town on July 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A quick investigation revealed the cause of this fire. It was determined to be a fish,&#8221; the department said in a Facebook post, which included images of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=744012958214198&amp;set=pcb.744049891543838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">smoldering land<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=747839134498247&amp;set=pcb.744049891543838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">charred fish<\/a>. &#8220;Yes, you read that right, the fish had an incredible journey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The nearest river is about two miles away, but investigators determined the fish was scooped up by an osprey, which then dropped it onto a power line midflight.<\/p>\n<p>Sparks from the disrupted line ignited the dry grass below, the department said, speculating the bird may have dropped its catch because it was tired from the excess heat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img 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fire in western Canada believe a tired bird may be to blame for sparking the blaze.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ashcroft, British Columbia Fire Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Or another suspicion could be that it&#8217;s tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try,&#8221; the department joked.<\/p>\n<p>The fish was thoroughly charred after the incident but Ashcroft&#8217;s fire department said the osprey sustained no injuries.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02wXgGGzAWpV73gZZKGkcLUPQ7MrYpjN7WueUazazHbUiPX2y5rCVwePpNtG7Lstwpl&amp;id=100078165025745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">subsequent Facebook post<\/a>, the fire department quipped that the osprey was being held in custody for questioning.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The judge has not granted bail as the suspect poses an extreme\u2026.flight risk!&#8221; the department wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The department said roughly 4,800 gallons of water was used to douse the blaze, which burned near the east side of a highway.<\/p>\n<p>The fire, which was extinguished without further incident, was relatively small but smoke from other Canadian wildfires is causing\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/air-quality-maps-canadian-wildfire-smoke-midwest-northeast\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">air quality concerns for many Americans<\/a><\/span> in the Midwest and Northeast for another day this week. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async 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