Sand Fire (2016)
| Sand Fire | |
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View of the smoke plume of the Sand Fire from Hansen Dam, July 23, 2016 | |
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| Location | Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°25′52″N 118°23′53″W / 34.431°N 118.398°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 41,432 acres (168 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Structures destroyed | 18 |
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The Sand Fire was a wildfire in 2016 that burned in the Angeles National Forest, east of the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County, California. The fire, named for the area's Sand Canyon, was fueled by heavy chaparral and brush.