California firefighter killed battling massive blaze: fire officials

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A firefighter was killed while battling a massive blaze burning in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on Thursday.

A department spokesman said the firefighter was an engineer from the San Diego Unit but declined to give further details.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)