Gold Fire (2020)

The Gold Fire is a wildfire that burned during the 2020 California wildfire season south of Adin along Highway 139 in Lassen County, California in the United States. Igniting on Monday, July 20, on the east side of Highway 139 in rural landscape, the fire has expanded to 21,870 acres (8,850 ha) and destroyed thirteen structures while also damaging an additional five and is 98 percent contained.[2]

Gold Fire
LocationAdin,
Lassen County,
California
Coordinates41.11037°N 120.923293°W / 41.11037; -120.923293
Statistics[1]
Date(s)July 20, 2020 (2020-07-20) –
Burned area21,870 acres (8,850 ha)
CauseUnder investigation
Buildings destroyed13 structures destroyed and 5 damaged
Non-fatal injuries2
Map
Location in California
Location of Gold Fire

Events

2020 California wildfires

References
  1. "Gold Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. @CALFIRELMU (July 27, 2020). "#GoldFire off of Highway 139 and County Rd. A-2, south of Adin is 21,870 acres and 50% contained" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

 This article incorporates text from https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/7/20/gold-fire/, a public domain work of the Government of California.


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