[californiadisasters] 1933 Griffith Park Fire, 10/3/2012, 12:00 pm

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Title:		1933 Griffith Park Fire
Date:		Wednesday October 3, 2012
Time:		12:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Location:		Los Angeles County - Hollywood Hills
Notes:		On this date in 1933 a fire began in the Mineral Wells area of Griffith Park. At the time nearly 4,000 men were clearing brush in the park as a contingent of Depression Era welfare project. Many of the men volunteered to fight the fire and were set to the task of combating the wildfire with no knowledge of firefighting. A wind shift caught hundreds of men in a canyon and burned them alive killing 29 and injuring 150. The fire ultimately charred 47 acres.
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