yorba linda fire

The Yorba Linda firestorms were a series of major wildfires in 2008 that originated in Corona, California and quickly spread throughout the San Fernando Valley. The fire was most likely ignited by a spark from a motorist's vehicle; the flames were fueled by a long standing drought, the driest conditions in Southern California since 1887, and Santa Ana winds up to 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) which allowed the fire to spread rapidly and jump freeways, roads, and rivers