Wildfire that burned Los Coyotes Reservation blamed on arson

Thursday, July 28, 2011  

A wildfire in southern California that's burned 14,100 acres in and around the Los Coyotes Reservation was caused by arson, investigators said.

The fire was 65 percent contained as of Wednesday. It's consumed nearly half of the 25,000-acre reservation.

More than 2,100 firefighters have battled the fire, which originated near the Eagle Rock Training Center, a site that the tribe leases to a private company for military training.

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