0% Contained 🇺🇸 California

North Complex

Discovered Aug 17, 2020 · Northern California

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Acres Burned

318,935

Containment

0%

Location

California

Discovered

Aug 17, 2020

Structures

2,352 destroyed

Casualties

15 fatalities

Containment progress0%

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Aug 17, 2020

Fire ignites — North Complex discovered.

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