Los Angeles Times

California history reduced to ash with Borel fire’s destruction of Havilah

HAVILAH, Calif. — There was gold in these hills. Hidden in the rugged Sierra Nevada amid sprawling pine forests, Havilah was once a bustling mining town where stamp mills pulverized rock from the ...
Los Angeles Times

Photos: Boral fire burns over 38,000 acres, destroying the community of Havilah

The 38,000-acre Borel fire in Kern County has leveled the tiny, historic mining town of Havilah. The fire ignited Wednesday in the Kern River canyon and spread rapidly as it met with strong winds, ...
The Desert Sun

Historic mining town Havilah wiped out by Borel Fire as wildfires ravage California

The Borel Fire burning in the Kern County mountains since July 24 grew to 50,000 acres by Monday after destroying the historic gold-mining town of Havilah over the July 27 weekend. The Borel Fire ...
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Historic Havilah destroyed by Borel Fire, descendant of town's first pioneers reacts

BODFISH, Calif. --- (KBAK/FOX58) The pioneer mining town of Havilah has burned down as the Borel Fire continues its 50,000+ acre rampage on Kern County. Havilah was founded as a mining town in 1864 ...