I suppose I missed the satire; 7 dead (will be more) and many missing including children. 
They murdered the indigenous there for rumors of gold being found, never quite panned out I suppose and not unlike Alaska, that is hard country to tame. 
I don't blame modern people for the decisions made by their forefathers, I hold them accountable for the decisions they make today and that was a human-caused fire. Unbelievable..