A human-caused fire spread to more than 10,000 acres on Sunday night, destroying two structures and forcing the evacuation of 11 people.
A human-caused fire spread to more than 10,000 acres Sunday night on the south side of Santa Rosa Island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
As of Sunday night, 70 firefighters and park rangers were battling the fire, which is threatening six plant species native to the island that aren’t found anywhere else in the world, according to the Channel Islands National Park Service. The island is also home to animals such as island foxes, spotted skunks and elephant seals.
The fire was first spotted by an aircraft Friday night and grew to more than 5,000 acres by Saturday night, Smoke from the flames spread throughout the L.A. area on Sunday and was expected to drift throughout the region through Tuesday, according to the If you've smelled smoke today, you're not imagining things. Smoke from the Santa Rosa Islands Fire has been drifting towards our region. The HRRR model shows near-surface smoke through at least Tuesday, assuming the fire continues.
Track air quality at The perimeter of the fire is 0% contained. According to the park service’s website, the fire was human-caused but is still under investigation. Jack Flemming covers real estate for the Los Angeles Times. He was raised in St. Louis and studied journalism at the University of Missouri.
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