Cherry Creek firefighters douse fire set intentionally in forested area

Cherry Creek firefighters douse fire set intentionally in forested area

Cherry Creek firefighters spent the early hours of Mother’s Day dousing an unattended, intentionally-set fire in a wooded area behind Walmart. “It was purposely set with quite a bit of effort with bringing wood and debris over to a pile and even cutting wood to dump into a pile and then set it with different plastics and materials that would burn for awhile to get it going,” said Cherry Creek Fire Department Chief Lucas Banton. The fire was arou…