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SANTA BARBARA, California (CNN) — A brush fire that roared out of control in Santa Barbara County has damaged or destroyed nearly 150 homes, charred 1,500 acres and possibly contributed to at least one death, officials said Friday.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency Friday in Santa Barbara County as firefighters and rescue workers from multiple state and local agencies worked into the night to contain the so-called Tea fire.

Named after the fire’s suspected place of origin, the Tea Garden Estate, the fire has destroyed a monastery, multimillion-dollar mansions and modest ranch-style homes and forced more than 5,500 people to evacuate.

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