About 100 Central California properties and a shuttered oil refinery were under threat from a rapidly growing wildfire that forced the closure of a major highway near Santa Barbara overnight, per the Los Angeles Times. The big picture: The Alisal Fire that ignited near the Alisal Reservoir on Monday has grown to 13,400 acres with 5% containment, officials said. Nearly 800 firefighters are now battling the wind-driven blaze that caused thousands of people to evacuate.