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Brush Fire Puts Up Plume Of Smoke Outside Of Simi Valley, But No Homes Threatened

(Ventura County Fire Department Air Unit)
The Yosemite brush fire near Simi Valley burned about 50 acres of brush

Ventura County firefighters are mopping up a brush fire outside of Simi Valley.

What's called the Yosemite Fire was discovered just after one p.m. Tuesday, in the hills north of Highway 118.  No structures were threatened. The fire burned about 60 acres of land.

With the help of helicopters and air tankers, firefighters had the upper hand on the 60 acre blaze by around 3 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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