"Fire officials say that the root cause of California's catastrophic Carr wildfire was a flat tire."

(Photo: San Francisco CBS)

Several news sources, including KTLA and Newsweek,  reported today that according to CALFire, "the root cause of California's catastrophic Carr wildfire was a flat tire."


"On July 23, a trailer was driving through Redding, California when the tire gave out and the wheel's rim scraped against the asphalt igniting a spark."

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/flat-tire-caused-california-deadly-carr-wildfire-thousands-acres-burned-1057256%3famp=1

https://ktla.com/2018/08/04/flat-tire-in-redding-started-deadly-carr-fire-the-6th-most-destructive-wildfire-in-california-history/amp/?__twitter_impression=tru