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Authorities will not be able to begin their investigation into the cause of the fire until it is completely extinguished, Heefner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Prosecutors allege the evidence shows the Lachman fire — which officials thought had been extinguished hours by Jan. 2 — smoldered for days and reignited amid hurricane-force winds on Jan. 7.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

After firefighters extinguished the Jan. 1 blaze, torrential winds reignited the embers a week later.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Baird said that while operations were being impacted, his primary concern was "getting the site back to where we need it to be" and making sure the fire was extinguished.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

With a wave of Tantalus’s hand, the fire was extinguished, and the campers trailed off toward their cabins in the dark.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan




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