The El Dorado Fire spreading in California has already burned 7050 acres with only 5% of containment.
But it didn’t have to be this way.
According to officials the El Dorado fire was started by pyrotechnics at a gender reveal party.
#ElDoradoFire | SAN BERNARDINO/ INYO/ MONO UNIT |
El Dorado Fire Cause pic.twitter.com/PNBQWMXMwK— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) September 7, 2020
And now over 7000 acres have been destroyed.
Those parents may be paying for more than diapers in the coming weeks.
Fire is now 7050 acres with 5% containment. Still encroaching on the Oak Glen area & eastern Yucaipa. Evacuation orders extended to everything East of Bryant down to Yucaipa Blvd. Multiple SBSD Stations sending personnel to assist with evacuations. Video-Oak Glen Rd #Eldoradofire pic.twitter.com/ErsUEzmwt2
— Lt. James Mahan (@SBCSDLtMahan) September 7, 2020
UPDATE #ElDoradoFire – Evacuation Order Map to include Riverside County @CALFIREBDU @CityofYucaipa @SBCOUNTYFIRE @SanBernardinoNF pic.twitter.com/1CsixFlUVh
— Yucaipa Police (@YucaipaPD) September 7, 2020