What the records say
- When
- 2003
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 33.02° N, 116.68° W
- Description
- California Wildfire in 2003
- Deaths
- 15
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Cedar Fire
2003 wildfire in Southern California
The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana winds, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km2) per hour.
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- Wikidata: famines, epidemics and firesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 km2), 2,232 homes and killing 14.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sedir Yangını: Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Güney Kaliforniya'daki yangın sonucunda 2820 yapı yandı, 113 kişi yaralandı ve 1'i itfaiye 15 kişi öldü”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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