Evacuations were ordered due to a Ventura County fire that burned hundreds of acres in Moorpark and Camarillo.

An out-of-control wildfire fueled by heavy winds was tearing through a community northwest of Los Angeles for a second day Thursday.

On Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a rare red flag warning for Los Angeles and Ventura Counties alerting of "extreme fire risk."

Firefighters are battling two fast-growing wildfires in Southern California Wednesday as the state experiences a “particularly dangerous” fire weather event.