The 1933 Griffith Park Fire was a brush fire that occurred on October 3, 1933, in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, resulting in the deaths of at least 29 civilians who were trying to fight the fire.

The Griffith Park Fire of 1933 is considered the third deadliest firefighter tragedy in U.S. history (after the September 11 attacks and the Great Fire of 1910). On October 3, 1933, 29 men …

Oct 3, 2023 · A small debris pile fire 90 years ago at the Mineral Wells Canyon in Griffith Park, in Los Angeles, CA, would end up being one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history.

Jan 20, 2025 · A small brush fire broke out at Griffith Park Monday afternoon, and though firefighters appeared to quickly gain control of the situation, it appears the blaze was started …

Nov 12, 2018 · The Griffith Park Fire had been the deadliest wildfire in recorded state history, killing 29 people in Los Angeles in 1933. But unlike the Camp Fire and the 2017 Tubbs Fire …

Jan 20, 2025 · The Los Angeles Fire Department said Monday afternoon that firefighters successfully extinguished a fire in Griffith Park. The LAFD said the brush fire was reported at …

This Gold Historical Society webpage states that it did not burn down in the 1933 Griffith Park Fire. It includes includes post-fire pictures of the intact and unburned clubhouse. …

The Griffith Park Fire. The Griffith Park Fire occurred at 2:26 p.m. October 3, 1933 in Block 36, Dam Canyon in the Mineral Wells Canyon area near the old Los Angeles Zoo. A group of …

May 9, 2007 · In October 1933, flames broke out near the Los Angeles Zoo, destroying much of the historic park in what was widely considered the worst fire in the city's history. More than 29 …

May 11, 2015 · In 1933, thousands of workers were widening roads and working on other projects in Griffith Park. When a small brush fire broke out, the workers, untrained in firefighting, were …