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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Blm Seeks Man In Wildfire Arson

From Staff And Wire Reports

Bureau of Land Management law enforcement officers are seeking a man who was seen leaving the scene of two fires Aug. 22.

The fire near Kuna Cave, called the Robinson Pit Fire, was reported about 5 p.m. and burned two acres. The second blaze near Celebration Park south of Melba, called the Celebrate Fire, was reported about 7 p.m. and burned 353 acres.

The man was about 5 feet 6 inches tall, in his late 30s or early 40s about 200 pounds with a dark complexion, dark brown or black hair cut over his ears and a mustache. The man also wore thick prescription glasses and has several tattoos on his left arm.

The man was driving a late-1970s Datsun or similar car with dull, burnt orange or brown paint.