A large brush fire that burned over two dozen acres in southeast Salem last month started after a truck ran into telephone wires nearby, a fire marshal investigation confirmed.

The crash started a fire that burned at least 30 acres of former prison farmland and destroyed three abandoned barns.

The investigation, conducted by Salem Deputy Fire Marshal Justin Guinan, shows the details of how the crash on Steele Lane caused the fire which started farther down Southeast Gath and Turner Roads.

The fire destroyed $1 million in property, the report concluded.

READ IT : Salem fire investigative report

Crews were first dispatched to the scene around 1:45 p.m. July 9. A large plume of smoke could be seen in the sky above southeast Salem, with shades of dark gray and green climbing well above

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