| Cuesta Fire | |
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| Part of the2015 California wildfires | |
 Cuesta Fire from the south | |
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| Location | Santa Lucia Range,San Luis Obispo County,California |
| Coordinates | 35°20′52″N120°37′37″W / 35.3477°N 120.6269°W /35.3477; -120.6269 |
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| Burned area | 2,446 acres (9.90 km2) |
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| Non-fatal injuries | 1 |
| Structures destroyed | 1 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Vehicle dragging chain |
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  Location of fire in Southern California. | |
TheCuesta Fire was awildfire that started on 16 August 2015 nearU.S. Route 101 and the Cuesta Grade, in theSanta Lucia Range just north ofSan Luis Obispo inSan Luis Obispo County,California.[1] The fire was contained on 28 August, and had burned 2,446 acres, some within theLos Padres National Forest.
Evacuations were ordered for the area ofCalifornia State Route 58 south of the Railroad Track area ofSanta Margarita and the area of Miller Flat. As of 20 August 2015[update], evacuations orders were lifted. The evacuation center was at Santa Rosa Academy inAtascadero. As of 20 August 2015[update], 1,600 firefighters were fighting the fire.[1]
A vehicle is blamed with starting the fire, which started three additional fires nearby, all of which were extinguished.[2]
Within 24 hours the fire had grown from 100 acres[2] to 500 acres.[1]
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