The story of more than a dozen farm workers fired after fleeing smoke from the Springs Fire in Ventura County has turned out to be the story of more than a dozen farm workers who still have a job.

Maybe.

You see, after the story became a headline, the SoCal farm in question said it was all just a big misunderstanding:

It happened during the blaze last week when the strawberry field hands said they fled their workplace in Camarillo as the fire smoked them out.

Understandable.

But when they returned Friday, the workers reportedly said, they were told they were fired for walking off the job. A rep for the farm told Telemundo that the employees had left without permission and would be paid for work performed but were otherwise terminated.

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