A brushfire driven by howling winds burned almost 1,300 acres along the coast north of Ventura on Saturday, temporarily evacuating 100 homes and shutting down a 101 Freeway packed with holiday traffic. The Emma Wood Camp Ground remained closed until further notice, fire officials said.
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The Ventura (101) Freeway was closed northbound at Highway 33 and southbound at Bates Road.
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Fire Battalion Chief Fred Burris said that when firefighters arrived on the scene Christmas night, they found motorists on US 101 desperately trying to escape the path of the wildfire.
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Fire officials said more than 600 firefighters and four fixed-wing tankers were being thrown at the fire, which was only 10% contained by Saturday afternoon.
The Solimar Beach community, with 50 to 60 homes, and a nearby campsite were under a mandatory evacuation order, while a voluntary one had been issued for the Faria Beach community, where there are 30 to 40 homes, fire officials said.
The brush fire, which was started by arcing power lines, began shortly after 11 p.m. Friday about 10 miles north of Ventura, fire officials said.
The Ventura County Office of Emergency Services said all evacuation orders are expected to be lifted at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The blaze also forced the closure of a section of Pacific Coast Highway between Ventura and Santa Barbara, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County and by Saturday evening, were able to gain the upper hand.
“There was nobody stopping us on the highway as we got closer and closer, so we thought it was totally safe for us to drive past it”, Maaike Maks told CNN. That means firefighters will face a wildfire that will change directions, the Ventura County Fire Department said on its Facebook page.
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The Red Cross had set up a shelter in Carpinteria at the Veteran’s Memorial Building, 941 Walnut Avenue.
