Lightning forces firefighter retreat as wildfire threatens ...(The Timber Fire in Big Sur)

I'm still trying to figure out if Lightning actually caused this fire to begin with or that the fire conditions created the lightning too. 

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Lightning forces firefighter retreat as wildfire threatens ...

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16 hours ago — CAL FIRE said that ground operations will resume “as soon as the lightning hazard subsides and safety conditions allow crews to safely re-engage ...

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