Station Fire Update 9-3
Update from KTLA:
LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE — Forest Service officials say they have determined that the Station Fire was caused by arson.
As a result, L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has initiated homicide investigation.
Fire crews located the point of origin in the deadly blaze on Wednesday and that the area is being investigated as a crime scene.
The ignition point has only been identified as mile marker 29 on Angeles Crest Highway, about 2 miles from La Canada Flintridge.
The fire in the Angeles National Forest has now burned over 144,743 acres and at least 64 homes, three commercial buildings and 49 outbuildings. The cost estimate is $27 million. It is 38% contained.
The Station Fire was started off Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2) about one mile above Angeles Crest Fire Station around 3:30pm [PDT] Wednesday August 26, 2009.
Two Los Angeles County firefighters have died in a motor vehicle accident escaping a burnover. In addition there have been 7 others injured.
Currently there are 44 hand crews, 399 engines, 43 water tenders, 48 dozers, 8 air tankers, 13 helicopters, and 4,735 total personnel assigned to the fire.
The aircraft now include the 747 Supertanker [20,000 gallons], Tanker 910 [DC-10 12,000 gallons], Mars Hawaii Superscooper [7,200 gallons], and two Canadair 415 water scoopers [1,600 gallons] from the Province of Quebec.
Links: InciWeb, LA Times, KTLA, and Pasadena Star-News
Maps: LA Times fire map, the Enplan Wildfire Viewer, and the Weather Underground Smoke Map.
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2 comments
In this instance, if they catch the peep(s) who did this, I am not adverse to having them burned at the stake.
Maybe they could do an Iron Chef special… 😈