BANNING, CALIF. — Southern California fire officials say a brush fire was ignited when two bear cubs climbed a power pole, were electrocuted by high-voltage lines and their burning bodies fell to the ground. The mother bear and another cub were in the area while 63 firefighters worked the blaze, but they were not considered a threat. State Fish and Wildlife authorities were called to deal with the dead cubs. Riverside County firefighters responded at 1:46 a.m. Tuesday to the blaze in Banning. They stopped the fire’s spread at 1 ½ acres (0.6 hectares).

Source: thestar July 06, 2016 01:52 UTC