It’s suspected that oily rags that had been washed, dried and put into a laundry basket started a fire last week at Ore House restaurant in Durango, according to the Durango Fire Protection District.
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Fire investigators announced Tuesday the Ute Pass Fire was started by a heavy-duty brush mower that struck a rock, sending off a spark that ignited the roughly 30-acre blaze northeast of Durango.
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