| Laguna Fire | |
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| Date(s) |
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| Location | San Diego County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°46′57.56″N 116°42′32.89″W / 32.7826556°N 116.7091361°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 175,425 acres (70,992 ha; 274 sq mi; 710 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | ~1,382 (382 homes, ~1,000 other structures) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Downed powerlines |
The Laguna Fire, also known as the Kitchen Creek Fire or the Boulder Oaks Fire, was a 175,425-acre (70,992 ha) wildfire that burned from September 22 to October 4, 1970, in the Laguna Mountains and East County region of San Diego County in Southern California.[1] It was one of many wildfires in a massive conflagration that spanned across the state from September 22 to October 4, 1970.[2] At the time, it was the second-largest fire in the recorded history of California after the 1932 Matilija Fire[1] (not counting the Santiago Canyon Fire in 1889, which experts estimate burned approximately 300,000 acres (120,000 ha)).[3]
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- ^ Wilkens, John (August 30, 2020). "California was on fire 50 years ago, too". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Contributions by Merrie Monteagudo. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Mejia, Brittny (December 16, 2017). "Thomas fire could become largest on record in California". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.