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Originally Posted by Goriders
I wonder what the ignition sources were. Seems weird to have that many individual fires ignite at the same time. They don’t seem close enough to ignite each other. I get it was really dry. But something has to ignite them.
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Some locals are saying that the fires, at least some of them, were started by power lines downed by high winds. Transmission lines are still being supported by frail, 100-year-old wooden poles, which should have been replaced decades ago. Presumably the money went into the pockets of politicians and their cronies instead.