Firefighters Contain 2-Acre Blaze 50 Feet From Pair of Oil Tanks
SANTA PAULA —
Firefighters contained a two-acre brush fire in the hills south of Santa Paula Saturday afternoon that came within 50 feet of two large oil tanks.
The noontime fire, whipped by Santa Ana winds, was confined to a ridgeline above South Mountain Road.
Firefighters from Santa Paula, Fillmore and Ventura County as well as U.S. Forest Service hand crews extinguished the blaze with the help of two helicopters.
There were no injuries, and no structures were damaged.
The cause remains under investigation.
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