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Thomas Fire Β· 2017
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πΊπΈ California
Thomas Fire
Discovered Dec 5, 2017 Β· Southern California
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Acres Burned
281,893
Containment
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Location
California
Discovered
Dec 5, 2017
Structures
1,063 destroyed
Casualties
2 fatalities
Containment progress
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Dec 5, 2017
Fire ignites
β Thomas discovered.
Yale E360
Californiaβs 2017 Wildfire Season Continues to Break Records - Yale E360
Dec 11, 2017
news.caloes.ca.gov
Podcast #44: The Thomas Fire: Critical Public Information During Californiaβs Historic Wildfire - news.caloes.ca.gov
Apr 24, 2018
NBC News
California's wildfire, the state's third largest, now bigger than NYC - NBC News
Dec 16, 2017
PBS
Thomas fire becomes the largest in California's history - PBS
Dec 23, 2017
The Guardian
New evacuations ordered as California Thomas wildfire rages - The Guardian
Dec 16, 2017
voanews.com
Southern California's Thomas Fire Now Third Largest in State History - voanews.com
Dec 16, 2017
NPR
California's Thomas Fire 45 Percent Contained : The Two-Way - NPR
Dec 18, 2017
NBC News
California's massive Thomas Fire sparked by power lines, fire investigators say - NBC News
Mar 13, 2019
The Santa Barbara Independent
How the Thomas Fire Quickly Became the Fourth Largest Wildfire to Burn in California - The Santa Barbara Independent
Dec 14, 2017
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