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Man charged over wildfire sparked by trash burn winds up
The Conway area blaze expanded to 240 acres destroying at least five homes and a business with 50 people evacuated. Investigators say a trash fire at a vacant mobile home started it. Steve Matern, 31, was charged with allowing an illegal debris burn to escape. He faces up to $465 and 30 days in jail. Fire crews battled drought conditions and wind as they limited spread and assessed the site.
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