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Five years after a wildfire, the scars on Ruth Smith’s land remain. Smith lost about 160 acres of forest in the Fish Lake Fire of 2015, which was caused by a BNSF train. Her husband died about a year after the fire trying to restore the land. BNSF paid her and her son about $425k in a federal court settlement at the end of May.
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Ruth Smith’s property lost about 160 acres of forest in the Fish Lake Fire of 2015, which she believes was sparked by a passing BNSF Railway train.
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In this June 17, 2015 photo, a Spokane County Fire District 3 brush rig works the Fish Lake Fire along Scribner Road. The fast moving wildfire burned about 100 acres.
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In this June 17, 2015 photo, a helicopter dumps a load of water on the fast-moving Fish Lake Fire near Scribner Road.
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In this June 17, 2015 photo, a Spokane County Fire District 3 brush rig works the Fish Lake Fire along Scribner Road.
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In this June 17, 2015 photo, the Fish Lake Fire flares up along S. Scribner Road and is quickly dealt with by a Spokane County Fire District 3 brush rig.
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