State Likely Won’t Be Liable for Fire Damage

· Mar. 28, 2012, 8:07 pm

The Colorado State Forest Service now says a controlled burn set last week got out of control and sparked the deadly wildfire in Jefferson County. CPR's Pat Mack talks with Jan Spies, a Denver attorney specializing in insurance issues, about whether that means the state is liable for the damage.

[Photo: Jefferson County Sheriff's Department]

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