Ventura, Calif. ? Aided by an ocean breeze, firefighters on Saturday began to get the upper hand on a 3,700-acre wildfire burning in the steep hills above Ventura.

The fire was 60 percent contained at nightfall, and firefighters hoped to have it fully surrounded by Tuesday night.

After being fanned by fierce Santa Ana winds a day earlier, the blaze between Ventura and Ojai, about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, calmed as onshore breezes lowered the temperature and the humidity increased.

Although the fire began Friday in the foothills above expensive Ventura homes, none was in immediate danger, said Joe Luna, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department.