Season’s Largest Brush Fire Contained
From Times Staff Reports
Ventura County’s largest brush fire this season has been contained, but steady winds prompted authorities to keep more than 100 firefighters posted around the perimeter through early Saturday night.
The blaze, which officials say started when two boys ignited fireworks in a dry field in Thousand Oaks, began Friday afternoon and burned 275 acres before it was contained about nine hours later.
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