Wildfire Leaves Santa Barbara In Ruins

Heartbreaking:

A brush fire roared through the foothills of Santa Barbara late Thursday, forcing residents in the infamous community of Montecito to evacuate as flames engulfed multimillion-dollar homes and more modest ranch-style houses.

More than 100 homes have been lost, 2,500 acres burned, and 5 people injured, officials said.

"You can just hear the explosions ... of vehicles, homes," Michaelo Rosso told KCAL-TV as he prepared to leave his home in the area. "It sounds like the Fourth of July out here."

The Montecito area of Santa Barbara includes a large number of multimillion-dollar homes with ocean views, including Oprah Winfrey's infamous 42-acre estate, as well as the legendary Montecito Inn.