The Powerhouse Fire was a

wildfire A wildfire, forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire or rural fire is an unplanned, uncontrolled and unpredictable fire in an area of combustible vegetation. Depending on the type of vegetation present, a wildfire may be more specifically identi ...

in northern Los Angeles County,

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, mostly in the

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. It started at approximately 3:30 PM on May 30, 2013. It was 100% contained by June 10, 2013. The fire burned more than 30,000 acres and destroyed 53 structures, including 24 homes. At the fire's peak it threatened more than 1,000 structures. Two thousand firefighters were deployed to fight the fire. The communities of

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, Elizabeth Lake, and Green Valley were evacuated. The fire never posed a threat to urban areas because the majority of the blaze was located in Angeles National Forest. The Powerhouse Fire did pose a threat to local forests as well as to powerlines, watershed areas, and the habitats of threatened and endangered species. Powerhouse Fire May 2013

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