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Source of Bel-Air Wildfire Traced to Homeless Camp

Last week's Skirball Fire destroyed six homes.

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Isaac Mao

The Skirball Fire, one of several wildfires threatening Southern California, started with a cooking fire in a homeless encampment in a canyon off the 405 freeway, officials reported. The fire destroyed six homes in the Bel-Air area. Politicians and neighbors are currently weighing ways to prevent similar fires in the future.

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