Laguna Fire
| Laguna Fire | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) |
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| Location | San Diego County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°46′57.56″N 116°42′32.89″W / 32.7826556°N 116.7091361°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 175,425 acres (70,992 ha; 274 sq mi; 710 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | ~1,382 (382 homes, ~1,000 other structures) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Downed powerlines |
The Laguna Fire, also known as the Kitchen Creek Fire or the Boulder Oaks Fire, was a 175,425-acre (70,992 ha) wildfire that burned from September 22 to October 4, 1970, in the Laguna Mountains and East County region of San Diego County in Southern California. It was one of many wildfires in a massive conflagration that spanned across the state from September 22 to October 4, 1970. At the time, it was the second-largest fire in the recorded history of California after the 1932 Matilija Fire (not counting the Santiago Canyon Fire in 1889, which experts estimate burned approximately 300,000 acres (120,000 ha)).