Ruiz Cemetery On Fire
San Francisquito Canyon
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Ruiz Cemetery On Fire
San Francisquito Canyon
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June 5, 2002: Smoke cloaks the Ruiz Cemetery, which was denuded of vegitation (though the pepper trees survived) when a 6,600-acre brush fire swept through San Francisquito Canyon on June 5, 2002. Granite and other stone grave markers were relatively unscathed, but about a dozen wooden crosses were lost. Down canyon, the Harry Carey Ranch buildings narrowly escaped the flames. The fire reportedly claimed eight structures in the canyon including one home.Photo by Leon Worden.
LW060502c: 2400 dpi jpeg from digital image
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