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Highway 101 on-ramp at Milpas back open after closure due to fire

July 14, 2022 11:17 am

Published July 14, 2022 11:06 am

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The northbound Highway 101 on-ramp at Milpas Street was closed for about 15 minutes on Thursday morning after a fire broke out nearby, according to CalTrans.

The fire was reported near Ashley Avenue in Santa Barbara around 10:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

Heavy smoke was showing for a few minutes when the fire first started and the fire appeared to have broken out at a homeless encampment in the area.

The on-ramp was closed around 11 a.m., but re-opened by 11:15 a.m., according to CalTrans.

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Santa Barbara

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