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Crown Fire | |
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Location | Los Angeles, California |
Statistics | |
Burned area | 13,918 acres (56.32 km2)[1] |
Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 10[2] |
Ignition | |
Cause | Workers using a hammer to extract bolts from tire rim.[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.[2]
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.[3]