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The Bel Air Fire was a disaster that began as a brush fire on November 6, 1961, in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles.The fire destroyed 484 homes and burned 6,090 acres (24.6 km 2) [1] At least 200 firemen were injured, with mostly eye injuries due to the smoke and flying embers. [2]
On November 6, 1961, a fire ignited and devastated the community of Bel Air, destroying 484 homes in the area. [10] On December 6, 2017, a fire started by a homeless encampment burned in the same area, destroying six homes.
Pages in category "1961 fires in the United States" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Bel Air Fire; H. Howard Athenaeum; T. Siege of Tubac
Pages in category "November 1961 events in the United States" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Bel Air Fire; C. 1961 Cincinnati ...
In November 1961, on the two-and-a ... which had been destroyed—along with 500 others—by the historic Santa Ana wind–fueled Bel Air fire that ripped through the community and displaced many ...
Largest wildfire in BC history [38] [39] until the 2017 Plateau Fire of 521,012 hectares. [40] 1961: 16,090 acres (6,510 ha) Bel Air Fire: California: 484 homes destroyed and ~112 injuries. 1963: 183,000 acres (74,000 ha) Black Saturday Fire: New Jersey: 400 buildings destroyed and 7 people killed. [41] 1970: 175,425 acres (70,992 ha) Laguna ...
That blaze was contained the next day after consuming nearly 10,000 acres (40 km 2) and nine structures and burning to within a mile of Bel Air and Brentwood. The fires were the fifth-worst conflagration in the nation's history at the time, burning 16,090 acres (65 km 2 ), destroying more than 484 homes and 190 other structures and causing an ...
The fire was first reported at 2 pm in the 9,800 block of West Portola Drive and quickly burned through 35 to 40 acres, the report said. ... June 12.These videos captured by a Bel Air resident ...