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Firefighters getting upper hand on 200 acre plus brush fire on Central Coast

A brush fire that's burned more than 200 acres of land in northern Santa Barbara County is now up to 20% containment.
Santa Barbara County Fire Department
A brush fire that's burned more than 200 acres of land in northern Santa Barbara County is now up to 20% containment.

No structures threatened by blaze northwest of Gaviota.

Firefighters are moving into mopup mode on a 200 acre plus brush fire on the Central Coast.

The blaze started Thursday afternoon between Gaviota and Lompoc, off of Highway 1 in northern Santa Barbara County.

It’s in a hilly, undeveloped area, so no homes were threatened. Air tankers and helicopters were used Thursday to stop the spread of the blaze.

About 100 firefighters were still fighting the blaze Friday, which is at 20% containment. There’s no word on what started the fire.

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.