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Fire hits Santa Barbara County

Firefighters work to safeguard a home from approaching flames off California Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County. The blaze threatened about 100 homes and forced evacuations.

Firefighters work to safeguard a home from approaching flames off California Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County. The blaze threatened about 100 homes and forced evacuations.  (Barbara Davidson/The Los Angeles Times)

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A slow-moving brush fire in Santa Barbara County was 45% contained as of about 7 p.m. Wednesday. But mandatory evacuation orders from earlier in the day had been lifted. Read the latest report: Evacuation orders lifted in Santa Barbara County brush fire

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A plane drops retardant on the fire north of Santa Barbara. The blaze broke out about 7:45 a.m. Wednesday near Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road.  (Barbara Davidson/The Los Angeles Times)

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Josh Aranda keeps an eye on a helicopter water drop.  (Barbara Davidson/The Los Angeles Times)

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