| Kinneloa Fire | |
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 The Kinneloa Fire burned in the San Gabriel Mtns. and into communities in the foothills. | |
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| Location | Los Angeles County, Southern California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°11′20″N 118°05′53″W / 34.189°N 118.098°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 5,485 acres (2,220 ha; 9 sq mi; 22 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 38 |
| Evacuated | 2,500 |
| Structures destroyed | 196 (121 residential) |
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| Ignition | |
| Cause | Escaped campfire |
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  Location of the Kinneloa Fire in Southern California | |
The Kinneloa Fire was a destructive wildfire in Los Angeles County, Southern California in October 1993. The fire destroyed 196 buildings in the communities of Altadena, Kinneloa Mesa, and Sierra Madre in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, becoming at the time the twelfth-most destructive wildfire in California's history and one of the most destructive wildfires in Los Angeles County history. The fire caused a multitude of minor injuries, one direct fatality, and two indirect fatalities.
The Kinneloa Fire began as an escaped campfire on October 27 and was driven by a combination of extremely dry and flammable vegetation, strong Santa Ana winds, and rugged topography. Nearly all of the structural losses occurred on the first day, and more favorable weather—along with the efforts of over 2,000 firefighters—kept the fire within the mountainous backcountry of the Angeles National Forest until it was declared fully contained on November 1.