The Park Fire has now burned 604 square miles and is 18% contained. The Borel Fire has burned 90 square miles and is 17% contained. The Nixon Fire, which began July 29 near Richard Nixon Boulevard in Aguanga in Riverside County, has burned more than seven square miles and is 0% contained.
Nixon Fire grows to 4,500 acres, continues to burn vegetation east of Temecula
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...ornia-updates/
According to U.S. Forest Service data, "Nearly 85% of wildfires in the United States are caused by humans. Human-caused fires result from campfires left unattended, the burning of debris, equipment use and malfunctions, negligently discarded cigarettes and intentional acts of arson." The Nixon fire, which has now burned more than eight square miles, was caused by equipment malfunction, namely, a faulty electrical panel.
Authorities know cause of the 5,222-acre Nixon fire on the Riverside-San Diego county border
https://www.sbsun.com/2024/08/02/aut...county-border/
The Park Fire, caused by arson, has burned 671 square miles in Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama Counties. It is California's largest wildfire this year and the fourth-largest on record.
Firefighters significantly tame California's fourth-largest wildfire on record
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/articl...ldfire-on-rec/
"There's no crying in baseball" – but there's crying in Ontario. In 1998 this ballpark was named in honor of Joe "Jay" Littleton (1923-2003), a World War II veteran and Ontario resident who played in the Pony/Colt League and American Legion Baseball and was a scout for the Dodgers, Angels and Royals. The ballpark was declared a historic landmark in 2003. Littleton's son Gary plans to rebuild it.
California fire destroys baseball stadium featured in A League Of Their Own
The Jay Littleton Ballpark in Ontario is "a total loss," a city spokesperson said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...gue-rcna168004
The Line Fire started September 5 near Base Line Street in Highland and has burned more than 32 square miles in San Bernardino County. Residents of four mountain communities have been ordered to evacuate.
Line Fire in Southern California continues to grow, forcing thousands to evacuate amid unrelenting heat wave
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...inues-to-grow/
The Line Fire has now burned 58 square miles. It is not the largest wildfire burning in California. The Bridge Fire, which started September 8 east of Camp Williams in San Bernardino County, has burned 80 square miles and destroyed 40 homes and cabins in Wrightwood and Mount Baldy. Containment remains at zero.
Bridge Fire explodes in size, prompts evacuations and burns homes in SoCal
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...p/75187196007/
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