The Tea Fire has resulted in one death, says reports. The Tea Fire has led to death of a Montecito man, says Santa Barbara reports tonight.

A 98-year-old who reportedly had evacuated safely from the fire has since died in a local area hotel from medical conditions suffered subsequent to the fire. Reports can not yet determine if those conditions were brought upon or worsened by the fire.

The Director of Santa Barbara County Public Heath says today mask are available to residents.

“These masks are being made available to the public for free. It’s better to avoid exposure, particularly for those with known lung or breathing problems. But if you have to be outdoors, especially if you’re doing vigorous activity, it is wise to wear a mask to reduce exposure to inhaled wild land fire smoke.”

Key Numbers:
For information regarding the evacuation center, please call 687-1331.
An information Call Center has been established for the public to call 681-5197.
Tune to AM 1680 for additional information updates locally.
Road Closure Hotline - 805/568-3006
County Tea Fire Call Center – 805/681-5197
Animal Hotline – 805/681-4332

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PHOTO! Here’s a picture of Oprah Winfrey’s Montecito Santa Barbara Home. Oprah’s Montecito home near Fires burning right now is still fine as of 10 AM PST.

Over 100 homes near Oprah have been lost, 1000 people evacuated, 13 injured, and 3,000 acres burned.

Montecito is home to the mega rich that includes residents Michael Douglas and Rob Lowe among the celebrities.

The area is predominately Spanish colonial homes. Winfrey’s home is 42 acres. Oprah’s home is confirmed still fine, along with homes with the above celebrities.

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http://news.lalate.com/category/celeb-homes.

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The Montecito Inn is fine following the Tea Fire Thursday. The Montecito Inn is reportedly fine after the Tea Santa Barbara Fire struck last night. Fire officials confirm no commercial structures have been lost during a press conference this morning. They suggestion the only exception could be a believed utility building.

The Montecito Inn was built in the 1920s by Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle.

Montecito is still under widespread power outages says Fire officials.

Key Numbers:
For information regarding the evacuation center, please call 687-1331.
An information Call Center has been established for the public to call 681-5197.
Tune to AM 1680 for additional information updates locally.
Road Closure Hotline - 805/568-3006
County Tea Fire Call Center – 805/681-5197
Animal Hotline – 805/681-4332

For continuing coverage of this and other possible fire outbreaks in Southern California, click here: http://news.lalate.com/category/fires.

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MAP! Here is a map of the Tea Fire. This Map of the Tea Fire shows Santa Barbara Montecito Tea Fire areas hit and threatened.

Fire is telling residents:

WATER EMERGENCY

Due to the firefighting activities in the area, water reservoirs have dropped to critically low levels. We strongly encourage ALL residents in the Montecito and Santa Barbara communities to limit their use of water during this emergency to allow the most efficient use of water for firefighting tactics.

MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS

- North of 192 between Hot Springs and Mission Canyon
- All of Sycamore Canyon
- North of 192 between Sycamore Cyn and Gibraltar Rd
- Sycamore Cyn @ Eucalyptus Hill, South to Salinas to 5 Points
- Hot Springs (eastern boundary) to Tunnel Rd (western boundary) from Hwy192 @ Hot Springs to Barker Pass to Alameda Padre Serra (southern boundary) to Camino Cielo (northern boundary)
- Both sides of Tunnel Rd above Montrose
- Only residents on the east side of Tunnel Rd below Montrose
- Residents on Gibraltar Rd above the west fork of the Cold Springs Trail should evacuate to the North via Camino Cielo. Residents below the west fork should evacuate South.

EVACUATION WARNINGS
- North of 192 from Hot Springs Road east to San Ysidro Rd.
- Mission Canyon north of Foothill Rd to Tunnel Rd westbound on Foothill to Ontare Rd, Ontare north of Foothill Rd
- Bordered on the north by APS, on the east by Montecito St. to Milpas, Milpas to Anapamu, Anapamu to Laguna, and Laguna to Los Olivos, and Los Olivos to AP
- Center is located at San Marcos High School - 4750 Hollister Ave,Goleta.

Key Numbers:
For information regarding the evacuation center, please call 687-1331.
An information Call Center has been established for the public to call 681-5197.
Tune to AM 1680 for additional information updates locally.
Road Closure Hotline - 805/568-3006
County Tea Fire Call Center – 805/681-5197
Animal Hotline – 805/681-4332

Below is a live map of the Tea Fire!