Erskine Fire
| Erskine Fire | |
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Burned areas along partially re-opened SR 178 near South Lake, June 28 | |
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| Location | Lake Isabella, Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35°37′01″N 118°27′11″W / 35.617°N 118.453°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 47,864 acres (19,370 ha; 75 sq mi; 194 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Structures destroyed | 309 |
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| Ignition | |
| Cause | Worn wire running through a tree |
| Map | |
Briefing map of the fire from June 28th. | |
The Erskine Fire was a wildfire in the Lake Isabella area of Kern County. It was the second-largest wildfire of the 2016 California wildfire season. It was also the first fire of the year to have fatalities and is the 15th most destructive fire in state history.