FIRE CREWS WORKING THE CURTIS FIRE IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST BANK ON INCREASING CONTAINMENT LINES THURSDAY. THE MOST RECENT MEASUREMENT OF THE FIRE PUTS IT AT
109 ACRES, WITH 45 PERCENT CONTAINMENT. DAN WARE WITH STATE FORESTRY TELLS US INVESTIGATORS HAVE FOUND THE FIRE'S POINT OF ORIGIN. BUT HAVE NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE. 145 PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING THE FIRE.
IT'S BELIEVED IT WAS HUMAN CAUSED. THE FIRE'S LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF MAYHILL. IT'S BURNING ON U-S FOREST SERVICE LAND AND PRIVATE LAND.
