Contained 🇺🇸 California

Gold Fire

Discovered Jul 20, 2020 · Northern California

🕐 Started …

Acres Burned

22,634

Containment

100%

Location

California

Discovered

Jul 20, 2020

Structures

—

Casualties

—

Containment progress100%

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Jul 20, 2020

Fire ignites — Gold discovered.

Final

100% contained at 22,634 acres. Recovery operations begin.

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