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California wildfires latest: Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in path of massive blaze
Firefighters battling flames amid a heat wave in Southern California are struggling to gain control of a wildfire that exploded over the weekend to more than 13,000 acres, prompting evacuations and threatening homes, including Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, officials said. The Lake Fire burning in Santa Barbara County near the Los Padres National Forest was 0% contained as of Sunday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (CAL FIRE). The Lake Fire is one of 21 wildfires burning in California on Sunday, CAL FIRE said. Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County
Lake fire at 12,000 acres and zero containment
The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County has exploded in size, growing to thousands of acres from Friday. The fire is burning just north of Solvang near Zaca Lake in the Santa Ynez Valley. More than 12,000 acres have burned and it's currently at 0% containment. It's unclear how the...
Lake Fire north of Los Olivos burns thousands of acres in Santa Barbara County; evacuations ordered
The fire has reached more than 20,300 acres as of Monday morning. It is still at 8% containment. Updated at 7:49 p.m. on July 7, 2024. The fire is currently at 8% containment. Evacuation orders have been issued from Figueroa Mountain Road at Junction Camp to Chamberlin Ranch and all of Zaca Lake Road at Foxen Canyon Road north to the Sisquoc River including east of Foxen Canyon Road, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.
‘Lake Fire’ in California Prompts Evacuations and Threatens Neverland Ranch
A wildfire that erupted in the mountains of Santa Barbara County in Southern California has burned more than 16,000 acres, prompting an evacuation order and threatening ranches, including Michael Jackson’s former Neverland Ranch, the authorities said. The fire, called the Lake Fire, broke out shortly before 4 p.m. on...
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