MEDFORD, Ore. — A wildfire that burned 115 acres above Grants Pass may have been started by sparks from a car.
The Oregon Department of Forestry is asking for help identifying the driver.
Investigators say the fire likely started along the northbound lane of Interstate 5 between mileposts 55 and 58. Oregon Department of Forestry spokesman Brian Ballou says sparks from a car probably started the fire, which damaged a house.
Ballou says the driver could be liable for the cost of the response and that it’s up to owners to make sure their vehicles don’t spark fires in dry conditions.
