UPDATE (9:00 p.m.): According to a tweet from CalFire, the McMurray Fire is now 75% contained and remains around 200 acres.
#McMurrayFire at McMurray Rd and Hwy 101, north of Buellton in Santa Barbara County remains 200 acres and is now 75% contained. Lead agency: @SBCFireInfo https://t.co/fJhhKeS1mQ pic.twitter.com/aPamwJnINq
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) September 12, 2019
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ORIGINAL STORY (7:17 a.m.): The Santa Barbara County Fire Department says the McMurray Fire near Buellton is now 60 percent contained after burning about 200 acres.
The fire started as a string of four fires along northbound Highway 101 between Highways 246 and 154 on Monday.
All lanes of Highway 101 are back open.
100 firefighters are expected to remain on scene Wednesday mopping up hot spots.
#McMurrayinc UPDATE. 200 acres at 60% containment. 100 FF’s on scene for day shift reinforcing line and mopping up hot spots. All lanes of 101 are open in both directions.
— Daniel Bertucelli (@SBCFireInfo) September 11, 2019
