November 17 in weather history

Mountain View fire

November 17, 2020 · United States

The Mountain View Fire was a fire that erupted near Walker, California, on November 17, 2020 due to a downed powerline. As of December 11, 2020, the fire was fully contained, and claimed one life. The fire crossed the Nevada border into Douglas County. The fire was a ground fire and there was little activity due to…

Where it happened

United States, as Wikidata places it.

  • Wildfires

The record

Date
November 17, 2020
Ended
December 11, 2020
Kind
Wildfire
Where
United States
Country
United States

What happened

The Mountain View Fire was a fire that erupted near Walker, California, on November 17, 2020 due to a downed powerline. As of December 11, 2020, the fire was fully contained, and claimed one life. The fire crossed the Nevada border into Douglas County. The fire was a ground fire and there was little activity due to snow. The fire destroyed over eighty homes.

From Wikipedia, “Mountain View Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sources

Wikidata Q104872011 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Mountain View Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.