WILDFIRES -- Things aren't coming out too well in the end for a mountain biker who started a 73-acre wildfire in southwest Idaho after burning his used toilet paper.
The man could be faced with all or part of the costs of extinguishing the blaze started as he answered nature's call.
U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials say the costs will likely total between $50,000 and $75,000, but they could end up being higher, the Idaho Statesman reports .
Officials say the cyclist, who hasn’t been named, had stopped to defecate in a ravine and tried to burn his toilet paper when the fire got out of hand in tinder-dry conditions.
The July 22 fire in the Hulls Gulch area required several agencies to contain. Four air tankers and three helicopters were also called in.
Officials say the biker’s side of the story will be considered in determining the fine.
