The Gold Fire was a wildfire that burned during the 2020 California wildfire season south of Adin along Highway 139 in Lassen County, California in the United States. Igniting on Monday, July 20, on the east side of Highway 139 in rural landscape, the fire expanded to 21,870 acres (8,850 ha) and destroyed thirteen structures while also damaging an additional five.[2]
| Gold Fire | |
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 A structure destroyed by the fire near Adin | |
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| Location | Adin, Lassen County, California |
| Coordinates | 41°06′37″N 120°55′24″W / 41.11037°N 120.923293°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 21,870 acres (8,850 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
| Structures destroyed | 13 structures destroyed and 5 damaged |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Map | |
  Location in California | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Gold Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
- ^ Lassen-Modoc, Calfire [@CALFIRELMU] (July 27, 2020). "#GoldFire off of Highway 139 and County Rd. A-2, south of Adin is 21,870 acres and 50% contained" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
This article incorporates text from https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/7/20/gold-fire/, a public domain work of the Government of California.
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