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In pictures: Fast-moving fire threatens Santa Barbara County

A wildfire dubbed 'Cave Fire' rip through brush and woodland on hills above Santa Barbara

Published: November 27, 2019 13:45 Compiled by Balaram Menon

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Copy of 008883-01-08-1574847485498 — The wind-driven brush fire that started late on November 25 in Los Padres National Forest near Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County moved quickly downhill, prompting mandatory evacuations and threatening homes. Image Credit: AFP

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Santa Barbara City firefighter Erik Adair battles flames — Santa Barbara City firefighter Erik Adair battles flames near a home off Cieneguitas Rd in Santa Barbara, California. High winds have forced the evacuation of 6000 people in an area that has not burned in over 20 years. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of APTOPIX_California_Wildfires_83083.jpg-500b0-1574847482187 — A helicopter drops on the Cave Fire burning along Highway 154 in Los Padres National Forest, California, above Santa Barbara. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of California_Wildfires_03718.jpg-43df6~1-1574847439547 — A DC-10 air tanker drops retardant to slow the Cave Fire burning in Los Padres National Forest, California, above Santa Barbara. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 009577-01-08-1574847467296 — Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of US-NEWS-CALIF-CAVEFIRE-5-LA-1574847428108 — A fox flees the flames on the hillsides of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara, California, as the Cave fire continues to burn. Image Credit: TNS

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Copy of 2019-11-26T215015Z_66164511_RC29JD9ECV4N_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE-1574847452186 — A man photographs flames with a smart phone at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Firefighters battle flames off Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara, California. — Firefighters battle flames off Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 013017-01-09-1574847435874 — A Firefighter observes the Cave fire burning at Los Padres National Forest on November 26, 2019 in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 009663-01-08-1574847457464 — The Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 009599-01-08-1574847464234 — Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2019-11-26T220646Z_111491068_RC2AJD9MLC7C_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE-1574847447723 — A lizard that appears to have survived the fire under dirt emerges at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 014419-01-08-1574847422272 — Firefighters stage trucks on Painted Cave Road as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 013609-01-09-1574847426099 — Firefighters work the Cave Fire at Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of US-NEWS-CALIF-CAVEFIRE-4-LA-1574847430135 — A DC-10 Aircraft makes drops of Phos-Chek fire retardant on the hillsides of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: TNS

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Copy of 009601-01-08-1574847460915 — Wind blows embers as the Cave fire burns a hillside in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2019-11-26T215401Z_871092460_RC29JD9IM7OT_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE-1574847450106 — A man rushes to move his van as flames approach from a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-11-26T220811Z_1100299747_RC2AJD9B7J1J_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE-1574847445274 — Firefighters watch approaching flames at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of California_Wildfires_99340.jpg-ace8f~1-1574847432764 — Firefighters battle the Cave Fire burn as it flares up along Highway 154 in the Los Padres National Forest, above Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 013020-01-09-1574847443044 — Cave fire burns at Los Padres National Forest on November 26, 2019 in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 009281-01-08-1574847473769 — The "Cave Fire" burns a hillside near homes in Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: AFP

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A Los Angeles Fire Department Engine is seen on Highway 154 during operations to battle flames in the nearby hillside, Santa Barbara, California. — A Los Angeles Fire Department Engine is seen on Highway 154 during operations to battle flames in the nearby hillside, Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-11-26T132803Z_1102567371_RC21JD919I6D_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE-1574847470461 — Embers blow from a burned tree during a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2019-11-26T193759Z_349554176_RC27JD96WHNO_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRE-1574847454324 — A firefighting DC10 aircraft known as 10 Tanker Air Carrier drops fire retardant near mountain homes at a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire, burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Firefighters battle flames off Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara, California. — Firefighters battle flames off Highway 154 north of Santa Barbara, California. Image Credit: REUTERS

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