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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1977
Page
5
The Santa Barbara brush fire raged through hillside neighborhoods, engulfing many lavish houses. Residents fled amid 60 mph gusts, with water pressure failing and crews fighting amid exploding conditions. Some homes survived, others burned to ruins as evac centers filled and residents mourned their losses.
Chaos and fear marked Santa Barbara at the Sycamore Canyon crossroads as the city’s worst fire in years forced evacuations. Police officer James Carroway directed traffic and evacuees while residents debated what to save as flames spread through the canyon and embers drifted over the intersection.
In the wake of the coast city blaze, authorities reported over 200 homes burned or damaged. About 3,000 residents, mostly affluent canyon dwellers in the northeast, fled, yet fewer than a dozen reached two evacuation centers before dawn. Four centers were closed earlier for lack of refugees. SAN FRANCISCO. Homeowners can receive extra funds to cover living expenses while displaced, insurers say, though total damage awaits containment.
The 1964 Coyote fire near East Mountain Drive and Coyote Road burned six days, destroyed about 90 000 acres, and killed one fireman while injuring 46 others. It echoed prior Santa Barbara blazes in Sycamore Canyon and raised fears of sundowner winds.
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