Man jailed for 24 years over wildfire that killed 12 condors

The blaze broke out in August 2020 (AP)

A man who started a 2020 wildfire that killed 12 endangered California condors and seriously injured a firefighter has been sentenced to 24 years in state prison, prosecutors said.

Ivan Gomez, 31, was sentenced by a Monterey County judge for setting the Big Sur Dolan fire while illegally growing cannabis in the Los Padres National Forest, the county district attorney’s office announced.