Complex sentence: As of November 14,2008, the fire had burned about 2,500 acres, destroyed dozens of luxury homes On November 14,2008, a spokeswoman for the County of Santa Barbara said: We believe 100-plus homes have been destroyed.
Split into simpler sentences: As of November 14,2008, the fire had burned about 2,500 acres, and destroyed dozens of luxury homes. A spokeswoman for the County of Santa Barbara said: We believe 100-plus homes have been destroyed.