Undersheriff: Fire damaged 500 acres but was not set intentionally
MEEKER — Travis Adams of Meeker has been charged with starting a trash fire last Friday that damaged 500 acres just northeast of town and took firefighters more than four hours to contain.
“Basically, that means he started a fire which damaged the property of another; however, it was not intentional,” said Rio Blanco County Undersheriff Mike Joos.
One Meeker firefighter suffered smoke inhalation. She…