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Solimar Beach Brush Fire 70 Percent Contained, Evacuation Orders Lifted
No injuries have been reported, but the fire has not been contained, Ms Sumagaysay said, adding that no buildings had been damaged by the fire.
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The blaze broke out on Christmas around 11 p.m. and was pushed by 50 miles per hour winds, Ventura County Fire Department Chief Mike Lorenzen said.
Firefighters were battling a 250-acre brush fire that began Friday in Solimar Beach near the 101 Freeway, fire officials said. Evacuations were ordered for 30 homes in Solimar Beach, as well as campgrounds at Solimar beach and Emmawood.
Officials relied on fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to make water drops to put out the fires burning in steep, narrow canyons in the mountains near the oil field where it was too unsafe to send firefighters.
At around 2 a.m. Saturday, in a video posted on Facebook, Ventura County Fire Department Captain Steve Kaufmann said the fire was near the beach, “bumping up against the roadway”.
Firefighters aggressively attacked the fire, which was “stirred up by a strong north wind”, and it was knocked down, according to the Fire Department. Holiday traffic resumed flowing along Highway 101 to the north and south as of approximately 4 p.m. Saturday.
The main concerns facing firefighters were winds or wild embers starting flare-ups outside of the containment line.
About 426 firefighters remained at the scene as of Sunday morning after 600 responded the previous day.
Fire officials do not know the cause of the fire, Lindbery said. The blaze, which Ventura County Fire Department officials believe was started by a downed power line, scorched hillsides near Solimar Beach and prompted temporary evacuations for the area.
Ms Sumagaysay said reopening the highway is a top priority, which officials said they hoped to accomplish by Saturday afternoon.
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Residents from as many as 100 homes that had evacuated from Solimar and Faria beaches were then allowed to return to their homes.