Southern California Wildfire Started by Lost Camper's Signal Fire
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A wildfire that had consumed about 125 acres and continued to burn Thursday was started by a camper who lit a signal fire after getting lost in a national forest, authorities said.
The man got lost trying to return to a group of other campers after a hike in the San Bernardino National Forest, U.S. Forest Service spokesman John Miller said. The camper was about a mile from where he started when he set the signal fire Tuesday night.
Authorities hadn't determined whether to charge the man, whom Miller declined to name.
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Nearly 400 firefighters, four helicopters and four air tankers battled the blaze in hard-to-reach terrain near Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles. Low winds allowed crews to get the upper hand by Wednesday afternoon.