Fires close part of Los Padres forest
From the Associated Press
Officials closed about 88,000 acres of the Los Padres National Forest on Saturday as crews continued to battle five fires sparked by a lightning storm early Friday morning.
The fires, which had scorched nearly 250 acres, were about 5% contained, a U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman said.
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