Crown Fire

Not to be confused with Crown fire.

Crown Fire
Part of the 2010 California wildfires
The Crown Fire as seen from Llano on July 29.
Date(s)	July 29, 2010 (2010-07-29) – August 3, 2010 (2010-08-03)
Location	Los Angeles, California
Statistics
Burned area	13,918 acres (56.32 km^2)[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]

References

1. "Crown Fire". CAL FIRE. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
2. "Large Fires 2010" (PDF). CAL FIRE. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
3. 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.