Escaped burn piles blamed for three brush fires

Firefighters battle a fire that escaped from a burn pile into brush Saturday afternoon in The Narrows, one of three that broke out that afternoon due to erratic winds and other causes. Photos by Evan Milburn

Sweet Home firefighters responded to three brush fires Saturday, April 19, all of them from burn piles that got out of control, Fire Chief Nick Tyler said.

Fire crews responded at about 1 p.m. to the first of the blazes, in the area of The Narrows, at 28190 Hwy. 20, which turned out to be the largest, covering nearly half an acre.

A couple of hours later, about 3:30 p.m., a second fire was reported…

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