News (Media Awareness Project) - US KY: Pot Growers Possible Cause Of Forest Fires |
| Title: | US KY: Pot Growers Possible Cause Of Forest Fires |
| Published On: | 2001-11-07 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-31 14:07:16 |
POT GROWERS POSSIBLE CAUSE OF FOREST FIRES
Some of the forest fires that have burned across more than 100,000 acres of
eastern Kentucky this year may have been set by marijuana growers clearing
their plots, authorities said.
That's just one explanation authorities have offered for the alarming
number of arson fires in Kentucky's Appalachian region this year. About 200
forest fires have been set in the last two weeks, 23 on Monday alone.
Some of the forest fires that have burned across more than 100,000 acres of
eastern Kentucky this year may have been set by marijuana growers clearing
their plots, authorities said.
That's just one explanation authorities have offered for the alarming
number of arson fires in Kentucky's Appalachian region this year. About 200
forest fires have been set in the last two weeks, 23 on Monday alone.
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