| Monument Fire | |
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 The Monument Fire on August 1, 2021 | |
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| Location | Big Bar, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°45′07″N 123°20′13″W / 40.752°N 123.337°W |
| Statistics[1][2] | |
| Burned area | 223,124 acres (90,295 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 3 homes 1 commercial |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning strike |
| Map | |
  Location in California | |
The Monument Fire (formerly known as the Panther Fire[3]) was a wildfire west of Big Bar in Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Trinity County, California in the United States. The fire, which was started by a lightning strike, was first reported on July 30, 2021. The communities of Big Flat, Big Bar, Del Loma, and Cedar Flat were evacuated, and Highway 299 was closed in the area. The fire destroyed four structures, including three homes. By the evening of October 27, the fire had burned 223,124 acres (90,295 ha) and was fully contained,[4] and is the fifteenth-largest fire in modern California history.
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