Crown Fire Explained

Crown Fire
Location:Los Angeles, California
Acres:13918acres[1]
Cause:Workers using a hammer to extract bolts from tire rim.[2]
Buildings:10[3]

The Crown Fire was a wildfire that scorched 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crown Fire. CAL FIRE. 19 August 2015. March 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305023107/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=432. dead.
  2. News: Simmons. Ann. Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres. 19 August 2015. Los Angeles Times. 31 July 2010.
  3. Web site: Large Fires 2010. CAL FIRE. 14 August 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200453/http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentstatsevents_185.pdf. dead.
  4. News: Simmons. Ann. Fire Jumps California Aqueduct. 19 August 2015. Los Angeles Times. 30 July 2010.

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