Associated Press: Stoked by winds, a wildfire burning west of Santa Barbara roared down mountain slopes toward the Pacific Ocean, shutting down California`s major coastal highway and forcing a group of firefighters to seek shelter behind a fire engine as flames licked at them.
As the blaze grew to more than 6 square miles, authorities warned Friday that the region`s notorious afternoon and evening "sundowner" gusts would recur through the next two days.
Weekend fire dangers already were expected to worsen with...