A California wildfire pushed by high winds threatened more than 100 buildings Tuesday after burning more than 1,200 acres near Santa Barbara, UPI quoted officials as saying. The "White Fire" was only about 10 percent contained after starting Monday afternoon near a campsite in the Los Padres National Forest, the Los Angeles Times reported. More than 275 firefighters and about a dozen aircraft are battling the blaze, which has forced the evacuation of about 1,000 campers and 4,000 area residents. The fire has "extreme" potential to grow, as the area is difficult to access and has ample fuel in the form of chaparral, brush and trees, the U.S. Forest Service said. Officials said winds forecast as high as 40 mph could ignite smaller fires up to half a mile away from the main blaze. Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. David Sadecki said the cause of the fire is under investigation, the Santa Maria Times reported. U.S. Forest Service spokesman Andrew Madsen said the fire swept through a Forest Service facility, damaging a building and partially burning a service vehicle, the Los Angeles Times reported.
