Fires spark along Conejo Grade, near CSUCI

DEVLIN GANDY/Special to the Acorn HOT COMMUTE—Thirty acres of steep terrain began burning at the top of the Conejo Grade north of the 101 Freeway on Tuesday. The blaze continued for about 24 hours until the Ventura County Fire Department put it out using 150 personnel. The brush fire also caused a major tieup on the freeway that lasted through the evening commute. Earlier Tuesday, another small brush fire flared up on the south side of the California State University Channel Islands campus. The fire, which burned two acres, was put out with the help of a water-dropping helicopter.