Crews Battle 2,500-Acre Cave Fire in Los Padres National Forest North of Santa Barbara
2019-11-26 05:47:05
A wind-driven brush fire that started late Monday afternoon in Los Padres National Forest near Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County moved quickly downhill, prompting mandatory evacuations and threatening homes. The Cave fire started just after 4 p.m. near East Camino Cielo and Painted Cave Road and by 8 p.m. had grown to at least 2,500 acres, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.