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Containment Up To 35% On Pine Wildfire, In Ventura County's Backcountry

(LPNF Photo)
Pine Fire burns about 2200 acres, 35% contained

Firefighters now have more than a third containment of a wild fire which has been burning in the Los Padres national Forest in Ventura County for a week.

The Pine Fire, which is in rugged terrain about 11 miles northeast of Ojai, has burned around 2200 acres of land, and is 35% contained. The fire has been tough to fight because of the rugged landscape, with some firefighters airlifted to the remote area.

No structures have been reported damaged. There’s no word on when full containment is expected. The cause of the fire 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.