| Sand Fire | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Sand_Fire_from_Hansen_Dam_23_July_2016jpg.jpg) View of the smoke plume of the Sand Fire from Hansen Dam, July 23, 2016 | |
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| Location | Santa Clarita Valley, Los Angeles County, California |
| Coordinates | 34°25′52″N 118°23′53″W / 34.431°N 118.398°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 41,432 acres (168 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Structures destroyed | 18 |
| Map | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:U.S._-_Los_Angeles_Metropolitan_Area_location_map.svg)  Location in Los Angeles | |
The Sand Fire was a wildfire in 2016 that burned in the Angeles National Forest, east of the Santa Clarita Valley in Los Angeles County, California.[2] The fire, named for the area's Sand Canyon, was fueled by heavy chaparral and brush.[3]
- ^ "Sand Fire Update". Inciweb. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Sand Fire Grows to 1,500 Acres in Santa Clarita Area, Prompting Evacuations". KTLA. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Hassan, Carma. "Hundreds flee Santa Clarita wildfire". CNN. Retrieved 25 July 2016.