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The Canyon Fire 2, also known as the Canyon 2 Fire, was a wildfire that burned in the Anaheim Hills area of the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California.The fast-moving brush fire broke out on October 9, 2017, around 9:45 A.M. PDT near the 91 Freeway and Gypsum Canyon Road.
On December 24, the Thomas Fire grew to 281,620 acres (1,139.7 km 2), after the fires from a back-burning operation completely merged into the Thomas Fire's northwestern flank, [70] [71] though containment of the wildfire also increased to 86%.
[14] [15] At the time, the Thomas Fire was California's largest modern wildfire, which has since been surpassed by the Mendocino Complex's Ranch Fire in 2018. The December 2017 fires forced over 230,000 people to evacuate, with the 6 largest fires burning over 307,900 acres (1,246 km 2) and more than 1,300 structures. [16] [17]
The Creek Fire was reported on December 5, 2017, at 3:44 AM PST, on Kagel Canyon Road, north of Los Angeles. [1] [6] By the afternoon, the fire had jumped Interstate 210 and moved into the Shadow Hills neighborhood, traveling an estimated 15 miles from its starting point in Kagel Canyon and threatening ranches in the area.
Visitors captured images of the smoke billowing over the park as a result of Canyon Fire 2, which is currently burning in Southern California. Disneyland looks apocalyptic as wildfires ravage ...
The La Tuna Fire was a wildfire in the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County, Southern California, in September 2017.The fire began from undetermined causes on the afternoon of September 1 in La Tuna Canyon, and burned 7,194 acres (2,911 ha) before its containment on September 9.
Eaton Fire, currently burning in Los Angeles County, more than 7,000 structures estimated burned. 3. Tubbs Fire, 2017, Napa and Sonoma counties, more than 5,600 structures burned. 4. Palisades ...
The October 2017 fires were the costliest group of wildfires on record at the time, causing around $14.5 billion (2017 USD) in damages, including $11 billion in insured losses and $1.5 billion in fire suppression costs, [5] [6] surpassing the 1991 Oakland firestorm, which until then had been the single costliest fire on record.