A smoke generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender-reveal party ignited one of the 23 major fires burning in California, fire officials announced on Sunday evening.
The El Dorado Fire, currently burning near Oak Glen in San Bernardino County, has forced the evacuations of 3,000 residents, according to CBS LA. It has already scorched more than 7,000 acres and is only five percent contained.
The fire started at 10:23 a.m. on Sept. 5, in the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa, located about 75 miles east of Los Angeles, the statement added. It continues to burn on the north slope towards the communities of Mountain Home Village and Forest Falls, reports said.
The weather is expected to remain dry and hot throughout the night with an elevated temperature and relative humidity at 20 percent, tweeted the San Bernardino National Forest in an evening update. The winds will remain downslope at 3 to 5 mph with gusts to 10 mph.
"This will result in continued active fire behavior throughout the night," the San Bernardino National Forest added.
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