No charges in Colorado's most destructive wildfire

Prosecutors said Wednesday they won't file criminal charges against the volunteer firefighter whose fire pit is believed to have started the most destructive blaze in Colorado's history. Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said the applicable charge would be fourth-degree arson, but he didn't think prosecutors could prove the necessary element that the firefighter knowingly started the fire or acted recklessly. The U.S. Forest Service conducted its own investigation and will issue a report, Garnett said. But prosecutors said it "is not expected that these reports will provide significantly different evidence than that which has already been presented."...more