Arson Possible in Albuquerque Bosque Fires

     WHERE THERE’S SMOKE, THERE’S FIRE … AND THAT WAS THE CASE IN ALBUQUERQUE’S BOSQUE ALONG CENTRAL AND TINGLEY DRIVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MELISSA ROMERO WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE CALLS STARTED COMING IN JUST BEFORE 3PM. WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY FOUND THREE SMALL FIRES HAD BEEN SET. THEY HAD ALL THE FIRES OUT WITHIN 20 MINUTES.
     BUT ARSON IS CONSIDERED A POSSIBILITY. THE FIRES WERE ABOUT 20-BY-20 FEET IN SIZE AND ABOUT A THOUSAND FEET APART. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
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