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Fire officials are looking to identify two men and two women who were seen by witnesses in the area of the Nakia Creek Fire around the time it started. Officials said they believe the people may have been setting off fireworks.
The fire, located about nine miles northeast of Camas in Clark County, has burned around 1,800 acres. It started Oct. 9 at around 3:45 p.m. Officials have said the fire was human-caused since there was no lightning in the area at the time.
In a video released by investigators, taken around 15 minutes before the fire started, a white or light-colored Subaru can be seen parked in a clearing of trees. In the video, smoke can be seen coming up, and officials said they believe the two men and two women seen by witnesses in the area were connected with the vehicle and were possibly shooting off fireworks.
"Two males, two females," said Clark County Sheriff's Office deputy Chris Skidmore. "And as the fire marshal described it, they are possibly shooting pyrotechnic devices. [That] was what the person who was taking that video of the scene thought."
Officials are looking to identify the two men and two women seen by witnesses. Anyone with information about the vehicle or the four people is asked to contact the Clark County Fire Marshal's Office at 564-397-3320.
Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/nakia-creek-fire-may-have-been-started-by-people-shooting-fireworks-officials-state/283-10ae7f22-5177-4445-98a3-409533f7c697
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