Crown Fire
| Crown Fire | |
|---|---|
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The Crown Fire as seen from Llano on July 29. | |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Statistics | |
| Date(s) | July 29, 2010 - August 3, 2010 |
| Burned area | 13,918 acres (56.32 km2)[1] |
| Cause | Workers using a hammer to extract bolts from tire rim.[2] |
| Buildings destroyed | 10[3] |
The Crown Fire was a wildfire that scorched 13,918 acres (5,632 ha) of land in Los Angeles County, California.[1] The second largest fire of the 2010 California wildfire season, the fire also destroyed 10 residences.[3]
As the fire advanced on July 30, it jumped the California Aqueduct and progressed towards homes in Palmdale.[4]
The cause of the blaze was ultimately traced to a lot in Agua Dulce where workers were using a hammer to extract bolts from a tire rim and created sparks.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Crown Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- 1 2 Simmons, Ann (31 July 2010). "Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres". LA Times. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Large Fires 2010" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Simmons, Ann (30 July 2010). "Fire Jumps California Aqueduct". LA Times. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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