ASHCROFT, British Columbia – Firefighters suspected fowl play when they responded to a brush fire in British Columbia earlier this month, and those instincts were correct.

According to Ashcroft Fire Rescue , a landscape fire was reported about noon Aug. 1 and quickly knocked down. The fire caused power outages in Ashcroft, according to the fire department.

"A quick investigation revealed the cause of this fire. It was determined to be a fish," the fire department wrote on Facebook. "Yes, you read that right, the fish had an incredible journey, considering the river is 3km (1.8 miles) east from the point of origin."

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The post went on to explain the fish was dropped onto a hydro line by a

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