Accidental stubble fire burns 90 acres

DAYTON–A stubble fire on the hillside overlooking Dayton to the south was ignited inadvertently by occupants of 101 Klingenstein Drive and when the smoke had cleared, some 90 acres of ground was blackened October 4, according to Jeromy Phinney, chief of Fire District No. 3.

The project of patching cracks in asphalt using a propane torch caught dry grass at the edge of the driveway, Phinney said, a...