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A camper is responsible for deadly Yosemite National Park blaze, officials say

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Summer Lin, as published by Los Angeles Times - California · September 30, 2026 · 1 min read

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An abandoned campfire sparked the Dome fire, which ignited two weeks ago in Yosemite National Park and killed two pilots who were battling the blaze, officials announced Tuesday.

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Byline on source page	Summer Lin, as published by Los Angeles Times - California
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Source published	Sep 30, 2026
Indexed here	Sep 30, 2026
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