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Trees around the area. I was afraid those would catch on fire. We also have a vacant field across from the shop which i was afraid the flames would jump over there. As you can tell there is really gusty winds out there and i have heard from numerous people on the scene that it caused a lot of problems in making the fire spread so quickly from a park into the neighborhood. Police told me that the fire started on a trail and they believe, theyre blaming right now at least, a homeless emcampment fo...

Leslie is on the scene of the fire. Fair field police tell us they had two homes here severely damaged. Also, the this entire block. Neighbors tell us they were inside, the cable went out and there were neighbors out on the streets yelling fire fire this is at Santa Barbara avenue and Santa Barbara court. Heavy smoke, they saw flames and trees, spreading to the house at the end of a cul du sac. The fire hoses are snaking up and down the street with firefighters furiously hoping to save homes. Wi...