MORRISON, Colo. — A small brush fire in Jefferson County on Wednesday was started when a bird hit overhead power lines, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. The department posted at 3:03 p.m.

In the past two months alone, the flaming carcasses of electrocuted birds have ignited at least three wildfires in Colorado. While the phenomenon sounds straight out of a cartoon, it's actually more ...

In the past two months, Colorado's Front Range has been the scene of three bird combustions resulting in wildfires. The Quail Hollow wildfire was blamed on the flaming carcasses of electrocuted birds.

BYERS, Colo. — A bird that caught fire after coming into contact with electrical equipment fell to the ground below and ignited the nearby vegetation, sparking a fire that burned more than 1,100 acres ...