| Watch live coverage of the firefighting; view more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com. By Miguel Llanos, NBC News Crews on Wednesday were trying to put out a rapidly growing wildfire in the foothills above Santa Barbara, Calif., while emergency officials made reverse 911 calls ordering residents to evacuate. Smoke from the fire could be seen in downtown Santa Barbara, an affluent coastal town north of Los Angeles. The fire began just before 8 a.m. local time and grew to 15 acres by 9 a.m., The Santa Barbara Independent reported. Live video showed it moving uphill toward the crest of the Santa Ynez mountains. Weather could be a factor, with temperatures expected to be in the 90s on Wednesday and winds up to 20 mph. One subdivision near the fire has about 100 homes, but it was not known how many were being evacuated. In an alert, Santa Barbara County stated that "structures are threatened and power lines are down" around the fire, which broke out near Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road. Six air tankers were called in to help fight the blaze. The Painted Cave area was the scene of a 1990 fire that killed one person and burned about 550 homes. More content from NBCNews.com:  |
10/17/2012
Wildfire threatens homes outside Santa Barbara
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