Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Forest Fire Near A.T. Blamed on ATV

Virginia's WSLS television channel 10 reports on the forest fire at Montvale, VA in a story titled "ATV Blamed for Forest Fire in Montvale." At the time of the 11 February 2008 report, fire fighters were at
"a fire line that stretches about 3 1/2 miles along the Appalachian Trail. The fire is about 4,000 feet below the trail, moving up. The flames have burned more than one thousand acres."
The 16-year-old ATV driver was "on a restricted trail" when his machine started the fire.

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