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Fire near freeway in Carpinteria caused traffic backup

Fire near freeway caused traffic jam

By Tracy Lehr

Published February 19, 2022 10:55 pm

CARPINTERIA, Calif.-- A fire near the 101 freeway backed up traffic around 6 p.m. on Saturday night.

It happened beneath a bridge along the 101 northbound near Carpinteria

Montecito firefighters helped put it out near the 5700 block of Via Real.

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