Crown Fire

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]

Crown Fire
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 km^2)[1]
Cause	Workers using a hammer to extract bolts from tire rim.[2]
Buildings destroyed	10[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. "Crown Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
2. Simmons, Ann (31 July 2010). "Crown fire grows to more than 13,000 acres". LA Times. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
3. "Large Fires 2010" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
4. Simmons, Ann (30 July 2010). "Fire Jumps California Aqueduct". LA Times. Retrieved 19 August 2015.