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Eventdex · Wildfire

MONTEZUMA

5538156

The record

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id5,538,156
episode_id2,404,196
begin_utc1996-08-18T02:00:00+00:00
end_utc1996-08-18T02:00:00+00:00
stateCOLORADO
cz_typeC
cz_nameMONTEZUMA
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property50K
episode_narrativeKnown as the Chapin 5 Fire, this blaze was the most destructive fire in the 90-year history of Mesa Verde National Park. The fire was evidently started by a lightning strike. It is believed that the fire smoldered for nearly 24 hours before erupting into a major blaze. The fire spread across nearly 5000 acres of pinyon pine and juniper forests, damaging park roads and destroying guard rails, telephone poles, and telephone lines. 724 firefighters from 10 states fought the blaze. The fire was contained on August 22, 1996.
year1,996

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MONTEZUMA — Wildfire — TerraPulse