20-Acre Fire Blamed on Boys After Snake
Two 12-year-old boys using a burning stick to try and coax a snake out of a hole in an area just south of Simi Valley’s Wood Ranch subdivision are to blame for a 20-acre fire Friday afternoon.
The fire started about 1 p.m. and came within 20 feet of some houses at one point, fire officials said.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. July 3, 1996 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday July 3, 1996 Ventura County Edition Metro Part B Page 8 No Desk 1 inches; 35 words Type of Material: Correction
Brush fire--An article Saturday gave an incorrect location for a 20-acre brush fire in Simi Valley started by a 12-year-old trying to lure a snake out of a hole. The blaze, in the Bridle Path section of the city, began in the 500 block of Azure Hills Drive.
By 2:15 p.m., the fire was about 80% contained. Firefighters had a line around the blaze by 3:05, fire officials said. No one was injured in the blaze, and no structures were damaged.
The cost of putting out the fire, estimated to be about $10,000, will probably have to be paid by the boys’ families.
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