The Ashcroft, British Columbia Fire Department on Monday claimed that a brushfire that had thankfully only burned a few acres of empty grassland before their crews were able to bring under control quickly had been caused by a fish. Specifically one that an osprey had caught, then dropped on a power line, which then arced from the wet fish, setting it aflame and down onto the grass.
“A quick investigation revealed the cause of this fire. It was determined to be a fish, yes, you read that right, the fish had an incredible journey, considering the river is 3km east from the point of origin. The fish had been dropped by a local osprey onto the hydro line causing embers to drop, along with the fish, to the dry grasses below. We do suspect by the size of the fish and the heat of the day probably caused the rather tired bird to drop its catch. Another suspicion could be that it’s tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try. We may never know the answer, but it has been verified that our prime suspect sustained no injuries in the incident and is still flying at large,” the fire department wrote in a Facebook post, complete with a pic of the roasted fish. Fucking weird.