| Creek Fire Part of the December 2017 Southern California wildfires | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:2017_12_05-15.12.57.561-CST.jpg) Image of smoke coming from the Creek Fire on December 5, as the fire approached Interstate 210. | |
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| Location | Kagel Canyon, Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°18′46″N 118°21′31″W / 34.31283°N 118.35863°W |
| Statistics[1][2] | |
| Burned area | 15,619 acres (63 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | None |
| Non-fatal injuries | 3 firefighters[1][3] |
| Structures destroyed | 123 destroyed 81 damaged |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | LADWP power equipment (disputed)[4] |
The Creek Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Kagel Canyon and the Angeles National Forest north of Sylmar, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, and one of multiple wildfires that broke out across Southern California in December 2017. The Creek Fire burned 15,619 acres (63 km2) and destroyed 123 structures, including 60 homes, before being contained on January 9, 2018, following heavy rainfall from a winter storm.[5] The fire threatened the communities of Santa Clarita, Glendale, Olive View, Lake View Terrace, Sunland-Tujunga, Shadow Hills, Sylmar, Pacoima, Lopez Canyon, and Kagel Canyon, as well as the Olive View–UCLA Medical Center. During the wildfire, 115,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes.[3]
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- ^ a b "Creek Fire". CAL FIRE. State of California. December 21, 2017. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Creek Fire". InciWeb. US Forest Service. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "Creek Fire near Sylmar now 11,000 acres; 30 structures burned". ABC7.com. December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ Serna, Joseph (December 5, 2019). "U.S. government sues the LADWP, saying utility's equipment caused the Creek fire". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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