The wildfire erupted on Oct. 30, 2019, and went on to burn 1,860 acres. At one point flames threatened to overrun the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.
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"Fire investigators found that the fire started when an insulator attached to high-voltage power lines swung into a steel power pole," the Fire Department said in a statement. "The insulator showed damage consistent with grounding against the steel pole."
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Three firefighters were injured while battling the Easy Fire, which damaged two structures.
Easy Fire cost Reagan Library nearly $500,000 in damage
Easy Fire cost nearly $500,000 to Reagan Library