WorldNews Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 [attach=full]20799[/attach]A Russian state television reporter dropped a lit cigarette butt at the scene of raging wildfires in Siberia, sparking a fire in grass a few metres from a village, his channel said Thursday. A local resident contacted police after seeing Channel One reporter Mikhail Akinchenko drop the butt, but denied the reporter had purposefully started the fire. "We confirm that the incident with the lit cigarette took place. The reporter was covering President Vladimir Putin's visit to southern Siberia, where wildfires raging through the steppe have killed at least 34 people. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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