A California firefighter was killed in what’s become known as El Dorado Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest. It’s the California fire that was allegedly sparked from a pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party. It has consumed 20,000 acres already and is 66% contained.
USDA Forest Service officials on the San Bernardino National Forest have confirmed the death of a firefighter on the #ElDoradoFire. The incident took place on Thursday, September 17, 2020. The name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. pic.twitter.com/61XX1SBpmH
— San Bernardino National Forest (@SanBernardinoNF) September 18, 2020
The Los Angeles Times reports:
The cause of the firefighter’s death Thursday is under investigation, and the Forest Service would not immediately confirm whether the death occurred at the scene of the fire.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department could not say whether the family whose stunt sparked the fire would be charged in the death.
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