ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, April 20, 1997                 TAG: 9704210078
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: B-4  EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BETTY HAYDEN SNIDER

FOREST FIRE CONTAINED

A forest fire in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Craig County was contained Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters left the scene about 5 p.m. Saturday, but will return periodically until it rains to check for flare-ups, said Dave Olson, public information officer for the U.S. Forest Service. The fire burned about 17 acres.

A fire investigator spent several hours crawling around the site where the fire started, Olson said. He didn't find any evidence, but officials believe a person walking on a nearby trail accidentally started the fire, possibly by dropping a lit cigarette.

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