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Friday 9 September 2022
California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire

WEED, Calif. (AP) — A wood found inside the vehicle
products company said were trying to flee from the
Wednesday that it is in- fire."
vestigating whether a fire The injured person was
that killed two people as identified only as a woman.
it swept through a North- Swan said she was expect-
ern California town was ed to survive.
caused by the possible The cause of the fire was
failure of a water-spraying under investigation. South-
machine used to cool ash ern California Edison noti-
at its veneer mill. fied the California Public
Roseburg Forest Products Utilities Commission that
Co. also announced that "circuit activity" occurred
although the investigation close in time to when the
was not complete, it was fire was reported, the Los
planning to provide up to Angeles Times said. The ac-
$50 million for a community tivity was not specified.
restoration fund. About 35 miles (56 km) to
The Mill Fire erupted Sept. the north, smoke loomed
2 at the company's facility over ski runs in the San Ber-
in the small town of Weed nardino Mountains as the
on Interstate 5, about 280 Radford Fire fed on stands
miles (451 km) northeast of A scorched pickup truck sits in front of a Wakefield Avenue home destroyed by the Mill Fire on of timber south of the Big
San Francisco. Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Weed, Calif. Bear Lake resort region.
Roseburg Forest Products Associated Press The blaze spread over 1.5
said in a news release that square miles (3.8 square
its mill produces its own eventually grew to more The deadly Fairview Fire The fire erupted Monday km) since being spotted
electricity in a co-genera- than 6 square miles (15.5 grew to more than 15 amid triple-digit heat and by a U.S. Forest Service he-
tion facility fueled by wood square km). The fire was square miles (39 square km) spread ferociously, kill- licopter crew Monday af-
remnants, and the ash that 65% contained Wednes- as it sent up a huge smoke ing two people who were ternoon. It was just 2% con-
is ejected is sprayed with day, with minimal activity. plume above the city of found in a vehicle, severely tained.
cooling water by a "third- Roseburg said its fund will Hemet in Riverside County, burning another person In the Sierra, evacuation
party-supplied machine." assist residents with tempo- about 80 miles (129 km) while destroying seven orders and warnings were
"Roseburg is investigating rary shelter, medical sup- southeast of Los Angeles. structures and damaging in place in Placer and El
whether the third-party ma- plies and treatment, trans- Cal Fire Battalion Chief several others. Dorado counties as the
chine failed to cool the ash portation, clothing, food Josh Janssen told a briefing "Unfortunately we aren't day-old Mosquito Fire grew
sufficiently which thereby and water, and child care that the fire remained just able to positively identify to nearly 6.5 square miles
ignited the fire," the release services. 5% contained with "open the victims at this time. But (16.8 square km) with zero
said. Elsewhere, wildfires burned fire on all sides of the fire we do believe that they containment. Several struc-
Hundreds of people fled as out of control in Southern still threatening several were from the same fami- tures and at least 10 cars
the fire spread, destroying California and in the Sierra communities." Evacuation ly," sheriff's Sgt. Brandi Swan were burned near the tiny
107 structures and dam- Nevada, forcing evacua- orders were expanded said. "It appears as though Gold Rush community of
aging 26 others. The blaze tions. Wednesday afternoon. the two victims that were Michigan Bluff.q

Former mayor, Mormon bishop accused of sex abuse of children

and booked into the Da- torney. ation" with the church.
vis County jail in northern Johnson was in a "position Johnson's other leadership
Utah on suspicion of seven of trust" over each victim, role was mayor of West
counts of sex abuse of a but the probable cause Bountiful from 1990-1997, a
child, according to a prob- statement doesn't say city just outside of Salt Lake
able cause statement. what years Johnson was City.
Investigators say Johnson a church bishop or if the The victims told investiga-
acknowledged abusing alleged abuse occurred tors they were told not to
three victims in 1985, 1993 while Johnson was in that tell anyone, and Johnson
and 1996 and estimated role. Bishops are lay clergy used his position to sup-
there was a total of six vic- who oversee local congre- press disclosures, accord-
tims as young as 2-years- gations for a few years at ing to the probable cause
old, according to the a time in a rotating role re- statement.
document. He told inves- served only for men in the Officials with The Church of
tigators he had struggled faith known widely as the Jesus Christ of Latter-day
The Salt Lake Temple stands at Temple Square in Salt Lake City "controlling his sexual urges" Mormon church. Saints didn't immediately
on Oct. 5, 2019. most of his life. Stephanie Dinsmore, have comment about the
Associated Press The investigation is still on- spokesperson for Davis accusations.
going, but so far Johnson County Sheriff's Office, de- The faith has come under
By BRADY McCOMBS Saints has been arrested is only booked on charges clined to say if the alleged scrutiny following an Asso-
Associated Press on accusations he sexually stemming from three vic- abuse happened when ciated Press investigation
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A abused at least three chil- tims. Johnson had not yet Johnson was a church bish- that found flaws in how it
former Utah city mayor and dren decades ago. been charged as of Thurs- op, saying in a text that the handles reporting of sex
bishop with The Church of Carl Matthew Johnson, 77, day afternoon and it was agency will not be com- abuse allegations made to
Jesus Christ of Latter-day was arrested Wednesday unknown if he had an at- menting on Johnson's "affili- bishops. q