Man charged after setting large grass fire near Prince Albert
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A 35-year-old man is behind bars after igniting a grass fire just north of Prince Albert earlier this week.
On Wednesday at around 2:30 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP were notified by Buckland Fire and Rescue of a large grass fire burning along Highway 2, roughly five kilometers north of the city.
Initial reports signalled that the fire may have been intentionally set, and officers confirmed that the blaze was human-caused following their investigation. Thankfully, the fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished by on-scene firefighters.
A short time later, police arrested Larry Bird of Little Red River First Nation near the scene and charged him with arson (damage to property) and failure to comply with the conditions of a probation order to not carry incendiary devices, such as lighters or matches.
