The smoking ruins of the fire line - photo provided by Mark Feickert, exclusive to the Examiner
Today at 12:42 PM a fire broke out in the gutter in front of the Student Services building. Mark Feickert, a sheriff at AVC said that “it was caused by a lit cigarette butt falling in the gutter.” The combination of high winds and debris from plants likely contributed to the flames, the fire ran for about 20 feet of the gutter. Ironically it was all within the bounds of the fire line. The person who threw the cigarette butt was not identified.
-by Joshua Sanchez
