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#CaveFire- Scenes from the fire lines off CA Hwy-154 approximately 3 miles north of Santa Barbara. pic.twitter.com/Rb1JSaq6M9

— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) November 26, 2019

Santa Barbara County Fire Battalion Chief Anthony Stornetta described it as \"quite the firefight\" as winds move up slope, down slope and across slope.

The cause of the blaze is unknown, Brown said.

#CaveFire- Santa Barbara City FF Erik Adair battles flames near a home off Cieneguitas Rd in Santa Barbara Monday night. pic.twitter.com/vzhHuc2JJS

— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) November 26, 2019

#CaveFire- A Cal Fire S-2 makes a phos-chek drop near a home on the east side of Painted Cave Road Tuesday morning in Santa Barbara County. pic.twitter.com/2pKkgYV1gx

— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) November 26, 2019

Rain is heading to the region on Wednesday, which could help fight the fire. But the one to two inches of rainfall could also cause debris to flow in parts of coastal Southern California.

Here comes our cold winter storm, currently over northern CA and western OR. Rain starts near the #CaveFire around 3am Wednesday. #CAwx https://t.co/pZLKO4u95V

— NWS Los Angeles (@NWSLosAngeles) November 26, 2019

The Cave Fire also caused some power outages in parts of southern Santa Barbara County. The number of those without power was not clear.

Stornetta said Tuesday that the number-one priority is to get residents back home.

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PHOTO: A helicopter drops water on the Cave Fire burning along Highway 154 in Los Padres National Forest, Calif., above Santa Barbara, Nov. 26, 2019.
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Click here for health tips for residents who are escaping the flames.

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PHOTO: Firefighters battle a wildfire dubbed the Cave Fire burning in the hills of Santa Barbara, Calif., Nov. 26, 2019.
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