California fire that sparked evacuation ignited while cannabis worker was mowing grass

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The fire was ignited shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 12 and was first reported several hours later at about 2:45 p.m., according to Mercury News. Cal Fire reported on July 9 that the fire’s forward progress had been stopped at approximately 80 acres. Coupled with home hardening, it is essential to improve your home’s chance of surviving a wildfire.” Subscribe to Weekend Dispensary, a new weekly newsletter from The GrowthOp. It ended up destroying nine structures, including three homes and damaging two other structures before firefighters could bring the blaze under control, the publication reports. Information from Cal Fire added it is important to create “defensible space around your home.

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A California-based company has offered its apologies after learning the Broiler Creek Fire last week was caused by a spark that was generated when the blades of a lawnmower operated by a company worker struck a rock.

“Words cannot express how truly sorry we are for the stress anxiety, fear and loss that our Redwood Valley neighbours have endured as a result,” notes a statement from Jarom Fawson, president of Flow Cannabis Co.

The fire was ignited shortly after 7:30 a.m. on July 12 and was first reported...

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