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Train Sparks Series Of Brush, Grass Fires
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Crews from Oakdale and Riverbank stations of the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District were on scene along the railroad tracks that run parallel to Highway 108 on Monday morning, putting out a number of hot spots, the small fires sparked by a passing train.
A series of fires along the railroad tracks between Oakdale and Riverbank on Monday morning, July 17 saw a coordinated response from multiple units, with five Stanislaus Consolidated stations sending equipment and personnel. Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Eric DeHart said the first call came in around 9:40 a.m. Monday. “The investigation did determine that it (the cause) came from the train,” DeHart said of sparks from a passing train on the Sierra railroad line igniting a series of fires.