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Brush fire breaks out near Lake Casitas
Ojai Valley News photo by Bob Daddi
A fast-moving brush fire broke out near Lake Casitas Monday afternoon.
Perry Van Houten,
Firefighters are on scene of a two-alarm brush fire near Lake Casitas.
The fire, the “Casitas Incident,” was reported at 3:47 p.m. near Casitas Pass Road and Santa Ana Road. Fire crews on their way to the fire reported seeing a large head of smoke.
The fire was quickly upgraded to a second alarm.
The fire was burning in light to medium fuels, but no structures were immediately threatened, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.