Thursday, May 7, 2009

santa barbara ca

santa barbara ca

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — High winds and scorching temperatures pushed a mountain wildfire into this seaside resort community destroying at least a dozen homes and forcing thousands of people to flee.

"The weather has gone from pretty mild to extreme," Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki said. "It's extremely dangerous."

SUMMER WILDFIRE FORECAST: Risk high in South, West

Fire officials extended mandatory evacuations to at least 5,000 homes. Multiple homes could be seen engulfed in flames along hillsides in video shot from TV helicopters.

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