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Wildfire — San Bernardino And Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire, California
October 10, 2019 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$8.0M
Area
San Bernardino And Riverside County Valleys - The Inland Empire
Event narrative (NOAA)
The Sandalwood Fire started the morning of October 10th and resulted from a trash truck dumping burning garbage onto vegetation. A mobile home park was evacuated. A total of 16 structures were damaged and 74 structures were destroyed. Two people died as a result of this fire. The fire was fully contained on 10/14 with a final acreage of 1,011 acres.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.