The Lake Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres.
The Lake Fire that exploded to more than 13,000 acres in Santa Barbara County prompted evacuations and is threatening homes, including Neverland Ranch, Michael Jackson's former home.Firefighters battling flames amid a heat wave in Southern California are struggling to gain control of a wildfire that exploded over the weekend to more than 13,000 acres, prompting evacuations and threatening homes, including Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, officials said.
The wildland blaze about 40 miles north of the city of Santa Barbara started on Friday afternoon near Zaca Lake in the Los Padres National Forest. Warnings were also issued for residents in the surrounding area to be prepared to evacuate, according to the sheriff's office."An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING through next week continues to affect the fire with high temperatures, drying vegetation and little relief at night. The National Weather Service has reported that a heat wave this intense, this long, has not been experienced in this region in 20 years," CAL FIRE said in a statement.
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