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Animal Caused Stanford Dish Fire, Say Officials

A three-acre blaze broke out at the Stanford Dish. The culprit? Probably a bird, officials say.

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Late Tuesday night, an unusual fire erupted at the Stanford Dish, a popular Bay Area hiking area. The chief of the Palo Alto Fire Department said the cause was probably a bird who struck a power line, sending down sparks into the grass.

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