Crime & Safety

Fast-Spreading Alisal Brush Fire Jumps 101 Freeway West Of Santa Barbara

The fire had exploded to 6,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.


SANTA BARBARA (CBSLA) – Hundreds of firefighters are battling a brush fire which sparked west of Santa Barbara, forced evacuations and has shut down a portion of Highway 101.

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The blaze broke out before 2:30 p.m. Monday amid powerful winds near Alisal Lake in the Santa Ynez Mountains. It was burning in dense chaparral, brush and grass.

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