[CaliforniaDisasters] 1961 Bel Air Fire Anniversary - Tue, 11/05/2019 #cal-notice

1961 Bel Air Fire Anniversary

When:
Tuesday, 5 November 2019

Where:
Hollywood Hills - Los Angeles County

Description:
The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 5, 1961 in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. 484 homes were destroyed and 16,900 acres (68 km²) were burned. The fire was fueled by strong Santa Ana winds.

There were multiple celebrities affected by the fire. Actors Burt Lancaster, Joan Fontaine, and Zsa Zsa Gabor, comedian Joe E. Brown, Nobel laureate chemist Willard Libby and composer Lukas Foss lost homes in the fire. Others that fought flames before they evacuated were former Vice President Richard Nixon, actor Robert Taylor, film producer Keith Daniels and singer Billy Vaughn.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel_Air_Fire

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