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Location:
California -
Date:
08/26/1931 -
Incident Type:
Entrapment -
Description:
Three firefighters were burned while escaping a wildland fire in the area of Pinnacles National Monument, south of Hollister, California. A total of six firefighters, including a fire warden, attempted to escape an entrapment in a truck. In dense smoke the truck crashed into a tree, and three of the men received burn injuries before they all escaped to safety. The fire in the area of Pinnacles was 30,000 acres, and burned summer cabins and homes.
Entrapment, Burn Injuries
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