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Boulder County was under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions when the fireworks started the fire on July 31 at Panorama Point.
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Two men have been arrested in connection with a fire in late July that was started by fireworks being shot off.
Cameron Brown, 20, and Alan Khoshaba, 26, are accused of lighting off the fireworks, sparking the fire at Panorama Point just off Flagstaff Road the night of July 31.
Boulder County was under a Stage 1 fire ban at the time.
On Aug. 2, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office issued a bulletin asking for the public’s help in identifying two people caught on video lighting fireworks.
In the bulletin, Sheriff Curtis Johnson said, “We will not tolerate this blatant disregard for the life safety of the residents of Boulder County. We were under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions, which prohibits the use of fireworks, with multiple wildfires burning, yet they still recklessly set off fireworks in a grassy and wooded area, which immediately caught fire. It’s only because firefighters were able to quickly get the fire under control that a tragedy didn’t take place.”
Brown and Khoshaba were arrested on suspicion of second-degree arson, criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.
Brown was booked in the Boulder County jail on Aug. 13. He was released the same day on a personal recognizance bond.
Khoshaba was taken into custody in West Palm Beach, Florida. on Wednesday. Boulder sheriff’s officials said as of Wednesday afternoon, he remains in custody awaiting a hearing.
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