| Borel Fire | |
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 The smoke column from the Borel Fire viewed from Lake Isabella on August 8, 2024 | |
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| Location | Kern County, California |
| Coordinates | 35°35′44″N 118°28′54″W / 35.5955°N 118.4816°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 59,288 acres (23,993 ha; 93 sq mi; 240 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 indirect (car crash ignition) |
| Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
| Evacuated | >4,000 |
| Structures destroyed | 223 (29 damaged) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Fatal car accident |
| Map | |
 Perimeter of the Borel Fire (map data) | |
  The general location of the Borel Fire in Southern California | |
The Borel Fire was a large and destructive wildfire started in July 2024 that burned south of Lake Isabella in Kern County, California. The fire burned a total of 59,288 acres (23,993 hectares) before being contained on September 15, 2024. The fire was determined to be caused by a fatal car crash which caught fire and spread to the surrounding hillside.[1]
The Borel Fire was the second largest wildfire in California's 2024 wildfire season, only behind the Park Fire in Northern California.
- ^ Soren, Kaley. "Borel Fire: How it started, and how it progressed". KGET. Retrieved July 27, 2024.