Boy Scouts of America Sued over fire..

[TheMightyFavog]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/29/boy.scouts.sued.ap/index.html

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- The federal government and the state of Utah sued the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday for nearly $14 million to recover the costs of a 2002 fire at a Scout camp.

The lawsuit alleges that about 20 Boy Scouts ages 11 to 14 were left without adult supervision for a night outside an approved campground. Some of the boys built fires that were left to smolder and spread across more than 14,000 acres, the lawsuit says.

U.S. Attorney for Utah Paul Warner said the complaint seeks $13.3 million for the federal costs of fighting the fire and reclamation of the charred land in the Uinta Mountains. The state is asking for more than $600,000 to cover its firefighting expenses.

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The Boy Scouts have not admitted responsibility for the fire. Rob Wallace, a BSA attorney, said Tuesday questions remain about how the fire started, and that it's possible people using all-terrain vehicles were to blame. The U.S. Attorney's office says the Forest Service reported no ATVs were in the area at the time the fire started.

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Huh?! This is a very strange story

Doesn't speak well for The Boy Scouts, does it?:shrug:

[KG]

2. well, at least none of the little forest-fire starting bastards are gay!

:eyes: