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Suspect Arrested in July Santa Barbara County Gap Fire

Updated 11:06 AM PST, Tue, Nov 18, 2008

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SANTA BARBARA  -- Authorities say they have arrested a 16-year-old on suspicion of starting a wildfire in California's Santa Barbara County in July.

The so-called Gap Fire -- unrelated to the recent blaze in Santa Barbara and Montecito -- burned 9,500 acres of private and National Forest land in Santa Barbara County. The fire cost an estimated $20 million to tackle.
 
U.S. Forest Service and Santa Barbara County Fire Department investigators announced Monday the suspect was arrested on arson charges and is being held in a juvenile detention facility in Santa Maria.
  

First Published: Nov 17, 2008 10:46 PM PST

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