Wildfire smoke to affect air quality in Bay Area
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A new wildfire was reported today at 10:29 a.m. in Los Angeles County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.
The Eaton and Palisades fires in January caused an unprecedented level of destruction, killing at least 30 people, destroying more than 16,000 homes in L.A. County and leaving a burn zone 2½ times the size of New York’s Manhattan. Two weeks into peak fire season, wildfires are spreading in California. Officials say it’s just the beginning.
A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according to Cal Fire. It has since grown to 79,936 acres and is 30% contained as of Sunday, fire officials said.
A new wildfire was reported today at 9:08 a.m. in Riverside County, California. Sunny Canyon St Mead Fire has been burning on private land. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
Laguna Beach police said they identified the suspect as a 13-year-old boy, who was arrested on suspicion of felony reckless burning of forest land.
The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los Angeles.
LAGUNA BEACH — A 13-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of setting off fireworks that sparked a wildfire this week in coastal Southern California, forcing the evacuations of about a hundred canyon homes, authorities said.
The day after the Wolf Fire started, on June 30, the Juniper Fire burned 756 acres southeast of Lake Matthews, also in Riverside County. The Mandalay Fire burned just over 83 acres near residential developments in Jurupa Valley, and the Lake Fire burned 489 acres near popular Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County.