How a 7000 acre wild fire started.

A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in Southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres and forced many residents to flee their homes, the fire department said Sunday. More than 500 firefighters and four helicopters were battling the El Dorado blaze east of San Bernardino, which started Saturday morning, Cal Fire said.

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A plume of smoke from the El Dorado Fire is seen from Interstate 10 in Loma Linda, California, on Saturday, September 5, 2020. RINGO H.W. CHIU / AP

Residents of several communities in the area have been ordered to evacuate.

“CAL FIRE Law Enforcement has determined the El Dorado Fire, burning near Oak Glen in San Bernardino County, was caused by a smoke generating pyrotechnic device, used during a gender reveal party,” Cal Fire said on Twitter.

“Those responsible for starting fires due to negligence or illegal activity can be held financially and criminally responsible,” it warned.

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5 Responses to How a 7000 acre wild fire started.

  1. J. Soden says:

    Could be an expen$ive lesson……..

  2. cherokee jack says:

    As a refugee living off off the kindness of family for the second time in two years, I have a few suggestions on how to treat these clowns.

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