VIDEO: A fire that burned 3.5 acres and nearly 100 palm trees Sunday is now being investigated as a potential case of arson, according to Oswit Land Trust.
The trust owns Prescott Preserve, where the fire ignited around 2 p.m. Sunday. City officials say no firefighters were injured and no structures were damaged.
Now, Oswit is speaking out on the fire, which they’ve called devastating.
“What makes this loss even more painful is that we can say with a high degree of certainty that this fire was human-caused. An arson investigation will be taking place this week. The trails on the east side of Farrell will be closed until further notice,” Executive Director Jane Garrison said.
Garrison went on to say there is still much unknown, but they are clarifying the fire was not caused by dry conditions.
