Large-scale forest fire in Utah started because of a man who tried to burn a spider

Cory Allan Martin, 26, of Draper, who tried to kill a spider with a lighter, started a wildfire in Springville, reports KSL.

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The wildfire near Springville is now 90% contained, according to firefighters.

#springvillefire Firefighters have updated content to 90%. This incident will be turned over to a Type 4 incident command, at 4:00PM today. This will be a Type 2, I/A crew #41. @UWCNF #usfsst pic.twitter.com/ZX7Y4Ld0cU

— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) August 2

According to Utah County Jail records, Martin was arrested on the evening of August 1 for reckless arson and for possession of illegal substances and drug paraphernalia.

?‍♂️?‍♂️?‍♂️“He was also found to be in possession of drugs and paraphernalia, so he will be booked for those charges as well.”

Um, don't do drugs kids (and don't start spiders on fire during a drought). https://t.co/dD4ekBQ1LA

— Spencer Cox (@SpencerJCox) August 2

The fire was reported "north of the city on the mountainside" shortly before 17 p.m., Springville fire officials said. Utah County sheriff's deputies also responded to reports of a fire that occurred on the Bonneville Coastal Trail near 00 N Maine in Springville.

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Arriving at the scene, firefighters said they met a man who said that he set fire to the forest. Crews escorted him down the mountain to speak with the authorities. The man introduced himself as Martin and explained that he saw a spider on a mountain and tried to burn it with a lighter, according to police testimony.

“When he tried to burn the spider, the surrounding bushes caught fire and the fire began to spread very quickly,” the affidavit says.

Martin was arrested on the spot and put into a patrol car. The police later found a can of marijuana and drug paraphernalia while searching his belongings, the arrest report said.

On the evening of August 1, the fire spread rapidly. According to Utah Fire Info, a clearinghouse for federal firefighters, as of the morning of August 2, about 24 hectares of US Forest Service land in the Pleasant Grove Ranger District had been burned.

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On August 2, two brigades, one squad and one aircraft were involved in extinguishing the fire. Firefighters said that by the end of their shift on August 2, they expect "fire containment to increase dramatically" and it has improved from 10% to 90%.

Officials asked residents to avoid the area to "help open roads for ambulances."

The Bonneville Shore Trail is also temporarily closed between Buckley Draw and Little Rock Creek as crews continue to put out the fire.

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