Alisal wildfire near Santa Barbara, Calif., sparks evacuations, Highway 101 partial closure
Brush, grass and dense chaparral had been largely fueling the hearth pushed south by robust northwest winds, creating plumes of dense smoke seen all through southern Santa Barbara County. As many as 100 buildings, together with ranches and houses, are threatened, per InciWeb, whereas firefighting plane stay unable to take off as a result of robust winds.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/12/fire-alisal-california-climate-highway-101/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_national | Alisal wildfire close to Santa Barbara, Calif., sparks evacuations, Freeway 101 partial closure