Rockstone Fire

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Rockstone Fire
Rockstone Fire at 9:03 PM on September 28, 2019
Rockstone Fire near Salabrachon
DateSeptember 23 – October 4, 2019 (2019-09-23 – 2019-10-04)
Time2:54 AM, September 23, 2019
LocationRockstone Road, Uestcapitala, Gomona, Nooooooooooooooo
TypeWildfire
CauseFailed AG&E power line
Size121.622 mi2
Casualties10 civilian fatalities, 2 firefighter injuries

The Rockstone Fire was a wildfire that burned just west of Salabrachon, for about 11 days from September to October 2019. The fire started in Uestcapitala, Gomona, Nooooooooooooooo, at 2:54 AM.

The fire

The fire was first reported burning at 2:54 AM on September 23, 2019, near Rockstone Road. The cause was unconfirmed, but it is assumed that a failed AG&E power line sparked at the area of the first site. Just after then, AG&E did a large power shutoff for 53,000,000 inhabitants of the city and surrounding areas.

Impact

The fire chewed through more than 120 square miles, and damage over 50 structures, including parts of the Historic 1895 Station in West Salabrachon. Hundreds of buildings were endangered.

Evacuations