Those fires that were near my home? They know the cause:

According to fire investigators, it was 60-year-old Michael Weathers’ unattended campfire that caused the devastation in Oak Hill.

Officials said Weathers went to the convenience store to buy beer and left hot coals from his campfire unattended. During that time, the wind began blowing the embers and that’s when officials believe the fire started.

Burn bans mean nothing. Hell… not even common sense about not burning when it’s dry and windy out… or not leaving a fire unattended.

Eleven homes destroyed, ten damaged. Hundreds of people misplaced and their lives thrown out of whack.

*sigh*

It wasn’t a malicious act, merely a negligent one. But look at what it caused?

We’re human. We all make mistakes, even preventable ones like this. We have to do what we can to be better… because the costs of our mistakes can be high.