Forest Service release cause of Pfeiffer Fire

U.S. Forest Service officials said the cause of the Pfeiffer Fire was a local water company’s electrical control wires that created a competent ignition source. This after the release of an investigation report.

Officials said the Pfeiffer Fire began before midnight on Dec. 15 2013 on the Pfeiffer ridge in Big Sur and eventually burned 917 acres.

The investigation report is accessible to the public on the Los Padres National Forest internet site.