Flames ran through the city of Montecito on Thursday night, taking out more than 100 homes and forcing 90% of Westmont College's faculty and students to evacuate. Montecito is located in Santa Barbara County and is  well known for the celebrity homes scattered along the coastal city.

But Thursdays fire took the attention  off the celebrities a...

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Early this morning, hundreds of Westmont College students staked out in the college gym to stay safe from a wildfire which so far has wiped out eighty homes in Montecito, California. The Montecito fire has also destroyed a eucalyptus grove, some academic buildings, one dorm, and at least one faculty home. It has knocked out power in approximatel...

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