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Climate change in California has lengthened the fire season and made it more extreme from the middle of the 20th century. [4] [5]Since the early 2010s, wildfires in California have grown more dangerous because of the accumulation of wood fuel in forests, higher population, and aging and often poorly maintained electricity transmission and distribution lines, particularly in areas serviced by ...
San Francisco, California: United States: 8–9 deaths, 20 injuries: Factory 4 July 1987 National Mall Fireworks Display Washington DC: United States 4+ injuries [4] Park 25 September 1987: Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion: Rialto, California: United States: 1 death [5] Factory 12 December 1988: Mexico City fireworks disaster: Mexico City ...
The fires killed 44, injured at least 185 people, and destroyed 5,700 homes. The deadliest was the Tubbs Fire, which alone killed 22 people. 43 1900 Tacoma streetcar disaster: Accident – railroad Tacoma, Washington: 43 1915 1915 Ardmore gas explosion Accident – railroad Ardmore, Oklahoma: $1,250,000
At the time, the Fountain Fire was the third most destructive wildfire in recorded California history (after the Oakland firestorm of 1991 and the 1990 Painted Cave Fire in Santa Barbara), [1] [17] though it no longer ranks among the top 20 most destructive California wildfires.
As of Thursday afternoon, at least 27 people had died in the fires, according to the Los Angeles County officials. The county medical examiner’s office is still investigating many of the deaths.
At least 27 people have died in the fires, ... As many as 200,000 people were forced to flee from their homes at the height of the fires. About 82,400 people remained under evacuation orders and ...
John Leonard Orr (born April 26, 1949) [1] is an American convicted serial arsonist, mass murderer and former firefighter.A fire captain and arson investigator in Glendale, California, Orr was convicted of serial arson and four counts of murder; [2] he is believed to have set nearly 2,000 fires in a 30 year arson spree, most of them between 1984 and 1991, making him the most prolific serial ...
Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on the LA fires for Thursday, Jan. 9. For the latest updates on the Los Angeles wildfires in California, please read USA TODAY'S live updates for ...