The Cave Fire started on the urban side of the mountains, and intense night winds pushed the flames downslope to within a mile of Cathedral Oaks Road. It started at 15 acres at 4 p.m. quickly expanded to 100, then 500, then 3,300 acres by 9 p.m. At dawn’s early light Tuesday morning, it was 4,100 acres. Fire commanders expect it will grow to at least 5,000 acres by the end of day two. | Santa Barbara Independent

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A family-of-six was forced to flee their Dinas Powys home after an electric scooter’s lithium-ion battery exploded around midnight on Friday. The resulting fire gutted the end-of-terrace property in just eight minutes, causing the roof to cave in. While some family members escaped through doors, others were forced to jump from the roof to safety. All four children were taken to the hospital for checks, with one daughter suffering ligament damage. The house has been declared a total loss, and a G