User:Penitentes/Clampitt Fire
1970 wildfire in Southern California
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The 1970 Clampitt Fire, also referred to at the time as the Malibu-Newhall blaze,[1] was a massive wildfire in Los Angeles County, California. The fire burned 105,000–115,000 acres (42,000–47,000 hectares), destroying dozens of structures and killing four people.
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- January 1 –
- January 1, 2000
| Penitentes/Clampitt Fire | |
|---|---|
 The perimeter of the Clampitt Fire | |
| Date |
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| Location | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 40.01°N 121.278°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 1,000 acres (400 hectares) |
| Impacts | |
| Injuries | TK |
| Evacuated | TK |
| Cost | TK |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | TK |
| Map | |
  Location within California | |
105,212 https://webservices.caloes.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/Top20_Deadliest.pdf
Background
The Los Angeles area had not seen any significant rainfall since March.[2]
Progression
The total area burned in the Clampitt Fire is not agreed on by all sources. A Cal Fire report lists a figure of 105,212 acres (42,578 ha),[3]: 14 a Los Angeles County report on the Woolsey Fire vouches 107,103 acres (43,343 ha),[4]: 8 and a National Park Service source lists a burned area of 115,537 acres (46,756 ha).[5]
Effects
A 1985 LAT article described the fire(s) as "Southern California’s worst ever" blaze.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-07-02-me-619-story.html
The Clampitt Fire destroyed 86 structures.[3]: 14 Damaged the Manson ranch... at the time of the fire, the Manson family was being tried[6]
One of the residences destroyed belonged to Chad Everett?[7]
The Clampitt Fire caused four deaths.[3]: 14
See also
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