Firecracker believed to be cause of Meota area fire
A Wednesday evening fire on Jackfish Lake which scorched tall grass and caused traffic delays is believed to be human-caused.
The Meota Fire Department and the Battlefords RCMP got the call just after 5 p.m. today, April 27, about a grass fire blaze on the first access road to Metinota going north on Highway 4 from the Battlefords. Fire crews controlled and extinguished the fire within the hour, but not before much of the tall yellow grass was blackened and burnt to a crisp.
Const. Laura Cockrum of the Battlefords Rural RCMP was on the scene where she met with the fire department, who told her they believe the fire was started by someone driving by.
“They believe that the fire was started by a firecracker that was tossed into the grassy edge by the dam,” she said.