Boiling Corn Reportedly Sparks Fire
Posted/updated on: August 18, 2011 at 2:28 pm
CHEROKEE COUNTY — Officials with the Texas Forest Service say a fire in Cherokee County was started by an illegal burn. Authorities say a resident was cooking corn in an outdoor boiler when the fire got out of control. They say he’s likely to face a burn ban violation as well as reckless endangerment of property. Livestock was endangered, a house was evacuated and choppers took to the skies. Michael Batton with the Texas Forest Service says the fire spread rapidly. Numerous departments were called to the scene of the five acre fire on County Road 1615 off of Hwy 69, south of Jacksonville.
