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Brush Fire In Santa Barbara County Tops 10,000 Acre Mark

(Photo by Mike Eliason, Santa Barbara County Fire Department)
Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base, in northern Santa Barbara County tops 10,000 acre mark. Photo shows Atlas V rocket which was supposed to launch satellite into orbit last weekend, but liftoff was scrubbed because of fire.

A brush fire burning in Santa Barbara County has now topped the 10,000 acre mark.

The Canyon Fire has been burning since Saturday night on the south portion of Vandenberg Air Force Base. More than 600 firefighters are battling the blaze, which is 20% contained.

Some structures on the base are considered to be at risk, but there are no reports of buildings damaged at this point.  The cause is still 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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