Humans caused Bolt Creek wildfire, authorities say
INDEX — Human activity sparked the Bolt Creek wildfire, but fire officials said Saturday it may take weeks before they know the specific details.
This weekend the incident command team quietly updated the cause of the fire from undetermined. A fire investigator confirmed the human cause, but “we don’t know anything beyond that,” said Amanda Monthei, a spokesperson with the team.
“In this case, there was no lightning in the area, so while it was undetermined for a while, the likelihood of it having been human-caused was high,” Monthei said. “This is confirming what we more or less expected.”
The investigation will continue “for weeks if not longer,” as the team tries to figure out more about what ignited the flames, she said. The Bolt Creek wildfire had burned an estimated 12,070 acres of wilderness along U.S. 2, north of Skykomish.
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