This statistic illustrates the number of acres burned in California wildfires in 2017, by cause. In that year, 14 acres were burned in California due to wildfires started by the railroads and approximately 250,000 acres were burned due to casuses related to electrical power.
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Cal Fire. (April 23, 2019). Number of acres burned in California wildfires in 2017, by cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943521/number-acres-burned-california-wildfires-cause/
Cal Fire. "Number of acres burned in California wildfires in 2017, by cause." Chart. April 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943521/number-acres-burned-california-wildfires-cause/
Cal Fire. (2019). Number of acres burned in California wildfires in 2017, by cause. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/943521/number-acres-burned-california-wildfires-cause/
Cal Fire. "Number of Acres Burned in California Wildfires in 2017, by Cause." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943521/number-acres-burned-california-wildfires-cause/
Cal Fire, Number of acres burned in California wildfires in 2017, by cause Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/943521/number-acres-burned-california-wildfires-cause/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Number of acres burned in California wildfires in 2017, by cause [Graph], Cal Fire, April 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/943521/number-acres-burned-california-wildfires-cause/
