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South Canyon Fire
Deadly 1994 wildfire in Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The South Canyon Fire was a 1994 wildfire that took the lives of 14 wildland firefighters on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on July 6, 1994. It is often also referred to as the "Storm King" fire.
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Date(s) | July 2, 1994 (1994-07-02) — July 11, 1994 (1994-07-11) |
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Burned area | 2,115 acres (9 km2) |
Impacts | |
Deaths | 14 |
Ignition | |
Cause | Lightning |
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It was the subject of John Maclean's book Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire.