MORRISON, Colo. — A small brush fire in Jefferson County on Wednesday was started when a bird hit overhead power lines, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. The department posted at 3:03 p.m.

DENVER — In the past two months alone, the flaming carcasses of electrocuted birds have ignited at least three wildfires in Colorado. While the phenomenon sounds straight out of a cartoon, it’s ...

DENVER — Flaming Bird Carcasses is going to be a great band name. For the third time this summer, birds on electrical lines have burst into flames, fallen to the ground and started a wildfire. Yet ...

In the past two months alone, the flaming carcasses of electrocuted birds have ignited at least three wildfires in Colorado. While the phenomenon sounds straight out of a cartoon, it's actually more ...