SCOUTING REPORT | Scorched earth, menacing fly invasion, going to court
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A San Angelo, Texas, man who owns property in Meade County wasn’t happy about his neighbor’s hay operation on July 20, 2022. Levi Stark claims that Reed VanDervoort, or somebody under VanDervoort’s direction, was operating a swather. There were dangerous fire conditions that day, and the swather started a wildfire, sparking either from the machine itself or when it struck a rock, Stark alleges in a court filing.
“The fire burned from the VanDervoort property, where it was ignited, to adjoining property, including that land owned by Stark,” the Texas man alleges in a federal lawsuit. “It burned with such intensity and speed that it threatened homesteads, outbuildings and other improvements and personal property improvements. In all, the fire burned approximately 828 acres before it was contained.”
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