6 accused of starting Oregon fires amid devastating season

(NEW YORK POST) -- At least six men in Oregon have been accused of intentionally setting blazes during the state’s devastating wildfire season, according to a report.

There is no evidence that the suspects were motivated by politics, despite conspiracies that such an animus has fueled the fires that have burned more than a million acres (1,500 square miles), OregonLive reported.

Instead, some of the blazes were attributed to petty beefs, relationship troubles and enjoying the “smell of smoke,” officials said.

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