Hill Fire
Appearance
Hill Fire | |
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Date(s) | June 26, 2017 – June 30, 2017 |
Location | San Luis Obispo County, California |
Coordinates | 35°24′00″N 120°29′57″W / 35.40°N 120.4992°W |
Statistics[1] | |
Burned area | 1,598 acres (6 km2) |
Impacts | |
Structures destroyed | 4 |
Map | |
The Hill Fire was a wildfire in 2017, east of Santa Margarita near Highway 58 in San Luis Obispo County, California. The fire burned an estimated 1,598 acres and destroyed four homes.
The fire
The fire started near Park Hill Road and La Entrada about 3:30 p.m. Monday, June 26, and expanded to 1,200 acres throughout the course of the day.[2] Evacuations were ordered for over 100 residents in the area of Huer Huero Road to Highway 58, including Black Mountain Resort, Blue and Blue Ridge roads.[2] The fire destroyed three structures also reportedly destroying actor Johnny Galecki’s ranch home.[3] The fire was contained on June 30.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hill Fire". CalFire. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ a b Serna, Joseph. "Mandatory evacuations ordered as wildfire in San Luis Obispo County destroys one building". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Ferreira, Gabby. "Hill Fire destroys 3 structures but won't grow any larger, Cal Fire says". The Tribune. Retrieved 27 June 2017.