Teen Faces $10-Million Bill for Accidental Fire
From Times Wire Reports
The U.S. Forest Service said it plans to bill a teenager about $10 million to pay the costs of fighting a 16,000-acre wildfire.
Ryan Unger, 18, was cited last month for operating an off-road vehicle without a spark arrester, which officials believe started the August blaze in central Washington.
Besides burning thousands of acres, the fire destroyed one home.
Unger’s father said the family would have no comment.
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