Hornbrook, Calif. (AP) - A wildfire that erupted during a Southern California heatwave has burned at least four or five buildings in the hills above Goleta in Santa Barbara County.
County fire Capt. Dave Zaniboni tells KNX-AM radio that he saw homes burning Friday night in a residential area. He says the fire is threatening hundreds of homes, evacuations have been ordered and the blaze is only a mile from downtown Goleta.
Authorities say a house fire may have sparked the blaze, which is being pushed by strong winds.
The fire is one of several that erupted Friday as temperatures topped 100 degrees in many Southern California areas and embers ignited tinder-dry brush.
Several homes also have burned in a fire in the San Diego County town of Alpine.
