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Ventura Fire
updated: Jul 29, 2012, 5:48 PM

By Edhat Subscriber

Traffic on the 101 is at a complete halt in Ventura by the 33. Does anyone have any information on the fire?

UPDATE: Traffic starts on the 101 southbound lanes in Carpinteria.

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	Firefighters were working on a medium-to-heavy brush fire under a bridge Sunday afternoon in Ventura. (07/30/12)	338	add
	Fire crews are battling a brush fire in Ventura. It broke out just after three this afternoon at the Ventura River Bottom near Santa Clara and Olive. (07/30/12)	319	add

Comments in order of when they were received | (reverse order)

COMMENT 302848	2012-07-29 05:52 PM
Brush fire in Ventura Southbound lanes are shutdown at the 33.
COMMENT 302850	2012-07-29 06:00 PM
Its backed up through Carp. People are making uturns on the freeway at Seacliff and causing accidents on the NB. Also people driving down the center divider. Detail Information 5:51 PM 42 [157] B31-060 BRINGING IN ANOTHER BREAK FROM 126, TRFC STOPPING AT SEAWARD [Shared] 5:37 PM 41 [156] B31-020 SB 33 TRANS OPEN [Shared] 5:36 PM 40 [154] 502 - PER FIRE EQUIP ON SB 101 TO NB 33 WILL BE CLEAR SHORTLY [Shared] 5:26 PM 36 [139] [Notification] [CHP]-XRAY WEARING A PEACH COLORED TOP AND JEANS NOW STANDING IFO THE VEHS TRYING TO BLOCK THEM FRM DRIVING DOWN THE CD [Shared] 5:25 PM 35 [138] [Notification] [CHP]-ADDTL RP ADVING VEHS ARE NOW DRIVING DOWN THE CD 5:14 PM 33 [131] ADDTL RP ADVD VEHS MAKING U TURNS AT FARIA BEACH IN CD [Shared] VEH ARE TURNING AROUND AT SEACLIFF, USING CD and RHS TO HEAD NB [Shared] 5:02 PM 30 [121] [Notification] [CHP]-SB 101 AT SEACLIFF, VEHS ARE DOING ILLEGAL U-TURNS TO GO NB, SEVERAL NEAR TC''S [Shared]
COMMENT 302854	2012-07-29 06:52 PM
It was bumper to bumper from the Riverbed all the way to the S-curve. People were out of their cars and walking around.
HOLAZOLA	2012-07-29 06:56 PM
Yup. Just got home from down south. One lane was open past the fire. 25 miles of backup. Yuck. People are doing some pretty stupid stuff on the shoulders of the highway too. It's going to take hours to clear up.
COMMENT 302885	2012-07-30 06:10 AM
We drove north past this fire at 4:40 pm, about an hour after it started. Flames we jumping up pretty high. Really glad the NB lanes were open, but they were slowed incredibly by all the gawkers taking photos with their cell phones (thanks). At that time the backup was only 7 miles, but I knew it would eventually back up solidly to SB...which it did. Ugh.

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