A smoke generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender-reveal party has ignited one of the 23 major fires burning in California, fire officials announced on Sunday evening.
, currently burning near Oak Glen in San Bernardino County, has forced the evacuations of 3,000 residents, according to CBS LA. It has already scorched more than 7,000 acres and is only five percent contained.
A plume of smoke from the El Dorado Fire is seen from the Interstate 10 in Loma Linda, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. The weather is expected to remain dry and hot throughout the night with an elevated temperature and relative humidity at 20 percent, tweeted the San Bernardino National Forest in an evening update. The winds will remain downslope at 3 to 5 mph with gusts to 10 mph.
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