What the records say
- When
- 8 Nov 2018 – 25 Nov 2018
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 39.81° N, 121.44° W
- Description
- 2018 wildfire in Northern California
- Deaths
- 11
- Injured
- 3
Camp Fire (2018)
Wildfire in Northern California, US
The 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California's Butte County was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. The blaze began on the morning of November 8, 2018 when hardware on a poorly maintained Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) transmission line in the Feather River Canyon failed during strong katabatic winds.
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