Sunday, August 24, 2014

[californiadisasters] 1968 Canyon Fire, 8/24/2014, 12:00 pm



Reminder from:   californiadisasters Yahoo Group
 
Title:   1968 Canyon Fire
 
Date:   Sunday August 24, 2014
Time:   12:00 pm - 12:00 pm (GMT-08.00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Location:   Los Angeles County
Notes:   On this morning about this time in 1968 a Santa Ana Wind-driven fire in the hills above Azusa burning along Glendora Ridge trapped and killed an Los Angeles County Fire Department camp crew (Crew 4-4) killing seven men and their foreman following a spot fire establishing below them as a result of a fire whirl. The fire started the previous day and ultimately burned 20,200 acres.
 
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