The founder of Creative Acres animal sanctuary near Brighton has filed suit against four current or former Adams County sheriff’s deputies, alleging they started a fire that spread to her property in March of 2018.
Maxine Mager told Contact7 the fire didn’t cause immediate death to any of her animals, but that more than 20 died later from complications related to smoke inhalation. She says she, too, suffered smoke inhalation.
“I actually had to go to the hospital within a week after that,” she said, adding that she saw a doctor several times until November of 2018.
Fire investigators say the blaze began near a gun range backstop which was located about 500 yards from the shooting bench, and “may have been the result of a bullet striking the steel plate that was being utilized as a backstop.”
The investigator did not name anyone as being responsible, but said the fire “has been determined to have been accidental.”
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