What is Caldor Fire?
[[File:Cafires vir 2021231 lrg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The fire seen on August 16]] The '''Caldor Fire''' was a wildfire burning in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]], [[California]]. It is about {{convert|15|mi|km}} southeast of [[Placerville, California|Placerville]]. By September 1, 2021, it had burned 204,390 acres with 20% containment.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Caldor Fire {{!}} Welcome to CAL FIRE|url=https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/|access-date=2021-09-01|website=www.fire.ca.gov}}</ref> The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, near Little Mountain, south of [[Pollock Pines, California|Pollock Pines]] in El Dorado County.<ref>{{cite web |website= Cal Fire|date= August 16, 2021|title= Caldor Fire Incident Update |url= https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/|publisher= State of California|access-date= September 1, 2021|quote=Situation Summary: The Caldor Fire started August 14, 2021 near Little Mountain, south of Pollock Pines in El Dorado County.}}</ref> About 1,003 buildings have been destroyed by the fire, mostly in the town of Grizzly Flats. Two people were injured in Grizzly Flats and were airlifted to hospital.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/growing-caldor-fire-prompts-evacuation-orders-california-n1276950 | title=Growing Caldor Fire prompts evacuation orders in California | website=[[NBC News]] }}</ref> By October 21, 2021, the fires have dissipated. However, the exact cause of the wildfires are still unknown. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:August 2021 events]] [[Category:September 2021 events]] [[Category:October 2021 events]]