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Brush Fire Burning On South Coast; In Mountains Above Goleta, Santa Barbara

A brush fire is burning in the Santa Ynez mountains, above Santa Barbara and Goleta. It was spotted shortly after 4 p.m. Monday.  The fire is burning near East Camino Cielo.

Smoke and flames are visible throughout the Santa Barbara area. There’s no word of any evacuations, but the concern is that gusty wind and the rugged terrain could make it difficult to fight.

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.