Crown Fire
The Crown Fire as seen from Llano on July 29.
Date(s)July 29, 2010 – August 3, 2010
LocationLos Angeles, California
Statistics
Burned area13,918 acres (56.32 km2)[1]
Impacts
Structures destroyed10[2]
Ignition
CauseWorkers 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Crown Fire". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Large Fires 2010" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Simmons, Ann (July 31, 2010). "Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Simmons, Ann (July 30, 2010). "Fire Jumps California Aqueduct". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 19, 2015.


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