| Apple Fire | |
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 The Apple Fire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest on August 3, 2020 | |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′25″N 116°57′49″W / 33.990352°N 116.963678°W |
| Statistics[2] | |
| Burned area | 33,424 acres (13,526 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
| Structures destroyed | 12 structures, 2 outbuildings destroyed |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Burning carbon emitted from the tailpipe of vehicle |
| Map | |
 The footprint of the Apple Fire | |
  Location in Southern California | |
The Apple Fire was a wildfire that burned during the 2020 California wildfire season in Cherry Valley south of Oak Glen and north of Beaumont and Banning in Riverside County, California in the United States. The fire ignited on Friday, July 31, 2020 as three separate smaller blazes within the rural canyons along Oak Glen Road before merging and rapidly expanded to 1,900 acres (769 ha) and destroyed at least one home and two outbuildings in the Cherry Valley area.[3] It now covers at least 33,424 acres (13,526 ha) and created "a plume of smoke so massive that it generated its own winds."[4][5] The fire was sparked by a diesel-burning vehicle that emitted burning carbon.[6] The fire was named after one of the roadways close to the ignition site, which is named Apple Tree Lane.[7]
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