A wildfire that has scorched about 4,100 acres is advancing toward populated areas around Santa Barbara and Goleta, California
A wildfire was racing toward populated areas around California's Santa Barbara city early Tuesday, moving county officials to order evacuations and ask for outside help to contain the blaze they say their firefighters can't handle alone.
The Cave Fire started in the Santa Ynez Mountains a few miles northwest of Santa Barbara late Monday afternoon and had scorched about 4,100 acres by early Tuesday, Santa Barbara County fire officials said.The fire, stoked by winds, has threatened structures in the area, which include multimillion-dollar homes and ranchettes. So far no homes have been burned, Santa Barbara County Fire spokesman Mike Eliason told CNN.
— kat November 26, 2019 Fire threatening power transmission linesSanta Barbara County declared an emergency late Monday, saying in a news release that the fire was beyond the capabilities of the county's firefighters to control alone.Resources have been ordered from outside the county. Southern California's Orange County, for instance, has sent five structure firefighting engines to help battle the flames.
— SBCFireInfo November 26, 2019 The fire also is threatening Southern California Edison's main transmission lines that provide electricity to the southern portion of Santa Barbara County, officials said. It has led to some power outages, the county said. About 90 customers were without electricity service early Tuesday, according to the outage-tracking website poweroutage.us.
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