Snake-carrying hawk hit power line causing four-acre fire

A brush fire that broke out on a hillside in Sorrento Valley, San Diego, California, on Tuesday morning was caused by a hawk and snake.



The four-acre fire was reported at 5:43am near the General Atomics building. According to San Diego Fire-Rescue, it was sparked when a hawk carrying a snake hit a high-voltage power line. The two animals were killed.



80 firefighters with San Diego Fire-Rescue responded, along with a helicopter that conducted water drops. The fire started in light grass and spread into heavier grass and brush. Crews had it extinguished within an hour.


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The fire did not threaten any of the businesses that sit at the top of the hill. More than 400 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in the Sorrento Valley and Torrey Pines area were without power for more than 90 minutes. The fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damage to SDG&E equipment.