Natural gas flares sparked 2 wildfires in North Dakota, agency says

BISMARCK, North Dakota: The North Dakota Fire Marshal's Office reported that two wildfires earlier this fall were sparked by natural gas flares at oil wells.

No one was killed or injured in the two fires, which began October 5, but they destroyed a combined 14 square miles and damaged land and livestock.

The Bismarck Tribune reported this week that investigators concluded that flares combined with high w