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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,494,382 |
| episode_id | 1,205,817 |
| begin_utc | 2006-03-14T17:00:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2006-03-14T21:00:00+00:00 |
| state | DELAWARE |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | INLAND SUSSEX |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 5K |
| wfo_source | NEWSPAPER |
| episode_narrative | A wildfire consumed about 1,280 acres of fields and woods, seven structures and injured four firefighters in Cedar Creek Hundred. The fire began when sparks from a torch being used to dismantle vacant house trailers ignited nearby combustibles. The strong west winds and the unseasonably dry weather conditions helped spread the fire quickly. The fire occurred on Benson Road (Sussex County Route 224). Twenty fire companies battled the blaze and came from as far north as Smyrna and as far south as Millville. In all about 200 firefighters battled the blaze. Three fire fighters suffered smoke inhalation and another suffered dehydration and exhaustion. Smoke from the fire was visibile from as far north as Milford. All six vacant house trailers and a vacant two story home were destroyed. The flames also melted the siding of one occupied home. It took over three hours to contain the fire. Two smaller wildfires occurred on the 14th in Sussex County. One occurred between Seaford and Bridgeville and the second was also near the Benson Road fire. The unseasonably dry weather led to a statewide burning ban being declared on the 15th in Delaware. Only charcoal and gas grills were excluded from this ban. |
| year | 2,006 |
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