Today marks 20th anniversary of deadly Esperanza wildfire

Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the 41,000-acre Esperanza Fire, which was deliberately set near Banning in the predawn hours of October 26, 2006, and would go on to kill five federal firefighters, in what may be Riverside County's most notorious case of arson.

Today marks 20th anniversary of deadly Esperanza wildfire

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