Date uploaded: 2021-10-13 13:53:31

Evacuation orders have been expanded for a growing wildfire driven by intense winds that has shut down a key Southern California highway. At least 200 firefighters battled the Alisal Fire, which had scorched 21 square miles along coastal Santa Barbara County and was only 5% contained as of late Tuesday, county fire officials said. The fire erupted Monday on a ridge and blasted toward the ocean, forcing the closure of U.S. 101, the only major highway on that section of the coast. 📸 Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire via @apnews #aiisalfire #wildfire #california