Wildfire Near California Oil Refinery Burning Out of Control

Wildfire Near California Oil Refinery Burning Out of Control
Residents of the town, Chilili, along state road 337 watch as the Dog Head Fire inches closer to their town, southeast of Albuquerque, N.M., on June 15, 2016. Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP
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GOLETA, Calif.— A California wildfire spurred by strong gusts mushroomed in size and burned out of control Thursday in a remote coastal area west of Santa Barbara, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of campers, some homes and an oil refinery as it crept toward the ocean.

Residents of the town of Chilili along state road 337 begin to evacuate due to the Dog Head wildfire near the Manzano mountains, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Chilili, N.M. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)
Residents of the town of Chilili along state road 337 begin to evacuate due to the Dog Head wildfire near the Manzano mountains, Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Chilili, N.M. Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP
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