The Alisal Fire has grown to 6,000 acres with 0% containment, according to Santa Barbara County officials. US Highway 101 is closed in the area and authorities have ordered mandatory evacuations as powerful winds sweep across the state.
The Alisal Fire continued to wreak havoc on California's Central Coast, ballooning Tuesday to 6,000 acres with 0 percent containment, according to Santa Barbara County officials.
Authorities had already shut down a major thoroughfare and ordered mandatory evacuations as powerful winds swept across the state and fueled the rapidly growing fire that erupted Monday afternoon in the Los Padres National Forest. U.S. Highway 101, which stretches from California through Washington State, remained closed Tuesday near Santa Barbara. High winds fueled the fire overnight, helping it to jump all four lanes of the highway.
Between 100 and 200 structures were threatened, according to officials. About 600 firefighters are battling the blaze, and authorities said they hope the winds die down so that crews can get the flames under control.
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