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On December 7, the Thomas Fire grew further to 115,000 acres (46,539 ha), with containment of the fire at 5%. [1] [36] On December 8, the Thomas Fire grew to 143,000 acres (58,000 ha) with containment of the wildfire increasing to 10%, after the Santa Ana winds died down. [56] [57] Thomas Fire, December 9, 2017, Landsat 8, bands 758.
18,000 acres (7,300 ha) Warren Grove Fire: New Jersey: Forest fire in the New Jersey Pine Barrens caused by a flare from an F-16 jet. Destroyed 4 homes, damaged 53 homes, injured 2. [49] 2007: 363,052 acres (146,922 ha) Milford Flat Fire: Utah: Largest fire on record in Utah. 2007: 653,100 acres (264,300 ha) Murphy Complex Fire
1776 – First Great Fire of New York City of 1776; 1776 – Around two-thirds of Varaždin, the capital of Croatia at the time, destroyed in a fire of unknown origin. 1787 – Great Boston Fire of 1787. 100 buildings destroyed in the southern part of Boston. [8] 1788 – First Great New Orleans Fire of 1788, 856 out of 1,100 structures burned.
Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres later in the night, according to Angeles National Forest officials.
Fifteen active wildfires burned across New York state Monday totaling roughly 2,500 acres, with the largest in Ulster and Orange counties. Captain Scott Jackson, a Fire Management Officer for the ...
She told reporters that in an average year, about 1,400 acres are burned in New York. The Jennings Creek fire has already burned about 2,700, Bray said, which she said is "well above normal."
The Thomas Fire had also destroyed at least 794 structures while damaging 187 others, and cost at least $38.4 million to fight, [28] [63] becoming at least the 10th most destructive wildfire in California history. [64] Early on December 11, the Thomas Fire had grown to 230,500 acres (933 km 2), while containment of the fire had increased to 15% ...
Forest Ranger Jeremy Oldroyd, of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, said New York fire crews have battled 60 wildfires since Oct. 1, and they have burned 2,100 acres. A ...