Saturday, November 1, 2014

[californiadisasters] 1966 Loop Fire, Saturday, 01 November 2014



"1966 Loop Fire" reminder
When
Saturday, 01 November 2014
07:00 PM to 07:00 PM
(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time - Dublin / Edinburgh / Lisbon / London
Where
Los Angeles County - Angeles National Forest
Notes
On this date in 1966 the El Cariso Hotshots were fighting a Santa Ana Wind-driven wildfire in the foothills above San Fernando in Pacoima Canyon. A spot fire developed below them as they worked mid-slope with no safety zone and they were quickly enveloped in a blow-up situation. Ten hotshots were killed at the scene and two others later died of their burns and most of the remaining 19 members were critically burned.
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