Firefighters contained a blaze that had burned about a half-acre off Patterson Avenue early Wednesday evening after several power lines were reported down in the area.
Just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, a report of a structure fire was called into dispatch, and fire crews responded to the 400 block of Stanford Place, in a residential neighborhood on the north side of Patterson Avenue.
Power lines were reported to be down in the area and fire had started, burning a shed, according to Capt. Dave Zaniboni of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The shed was a total loss and the fire moved uphill from the home’s backyard, burning about half an acre of vegetation, he said.
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