New theory out on cause of Black Forest Fire
A new theory about the Black Forest Fire suggests the wildfire was sparked by embers from someone’s fire place.
A source close to the case said the theory is a very real possibility in explaining what ignited the 2013 wildfire that killed two people, destroyed hundreds of homes and caused $420.5 million in damage.
According to the theory, someone was remodeling their home and they were burning wood from the cabinets in their fire place and their stove. The chimney did not have a proper spark arrestor so embers flew out the chimney and landed on a neighbor’s slash pile.
El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder said investigators are still looking into several theories so he would not speak specifics, fearing it would hurt the integrity of the investigation.
People in Black Forest said it would be nice to know what caused the fire, though it won’t change the past.
“People definitely would like some closure,” said Cory Garrelts.
“Well it’s always nice to know, right? It puts things to rest. You can let it go and move on. But I think you need to do that anyway at some point,” said Clark Brown.
