Mountain Fire burns over 20K acres; 132 structures, mostly homes, destroyed, 88 damaged
Fire officials gave a preliminary count of the number of structures destroyed by the Mountain Fire, pegging it at 132, mostly homes. Another 88 have been damaged, they said at a news conference Thursday night at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. That number is likely low.
20,000-acre Mountain Fire burns into steep terrain after destroying 132 structures
The Mountain Fire was estimated at about 20,500 acres Friday morning with containment at 7 percent after it started Wednesday around 9 a.m. in the Somis area. The fire grew with astonishing speed under severe red flag conditions that fanned flames into ...
Mountain Fire burns 14,000 acres, destroys homes as flames whip through Somis, Camarillo
A wildfire started in the Somis area on Wednesday morning and tore through 22 square miles by the evening, destroying dozens of homes, sending residents to the hospital and forcing evacuations in Ventura, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Fillmore and points in between.
California Mountain fire destroys homes, forces evacuations
Millions in Southern California are under red flag warnings as high winds fuel the flames of the Mountain Fire. NBC News' Morgan Chesky details the damage as the fire has grown to more than 14,000 acres.
Mountain Fire reaches nearly 20K acres, destroys homes as flames whip through Somis, Camarillo
Dangerous Santa Ana winds fanned the blaze, which ignited near the 7900 block of Bradley Road and Balcom Canyon Road shortly before 9 a.m. The Mountain Fire, as it has been named, jumped Highway 118,
Mountain Fire latest: Wildfire scorches 20,000 acres in Southern California, destroying more than 130 structures
A rapidly moving wildfire known as the Mountain Fire continued to grow north of Los Angeles on Thursday, destroying homes, forcing evacuations and prompting California Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a state of emergency.
California wildfire destroys dozens of homes
More than 10,000 residents remain under evacuation orders as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some 3,500 structures in suburban neighborhoods, ranches and agricultural areas around Camarillo in Ventura County,
'No significant growth' of Mountain Fire but devastation takes toll
Later that day, it jumped more than 2 miles south across Highway 118 into Camarillo, and homes in Camarillo Heights and other ...
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California mountain fire causes 10,000 to evacuate
More than 130 homes have been destroyed in southern California as fire rages through Ventura County, with 10,000 residents ...
Southern California wildfire rages as it engulfs homes, forces mass evacuations
A wildfire in Ventura County, California, has prompted thousands of evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes.
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VIDEO: Aircraft Drops Fire Retardant On ‘Fast-Moving’ Wildfire
The Mountain Fire, which sparked on Wednesday, prompted evacuation orders across Ventura County, including in Somis, ...
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Mountain Fire burns Ventura County woman's home into ashes
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. - Jessica Graham stands where her front porch once welcomed visitors to her family's home located ...
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Fire-prone neighborhoods on the fringes of nature are rapidly expanding
The transition zone where unoccupied wildlands meet developed areas increased globally by about 35 percent from 2000 to 2020.
Southern California wildfire moving 'dangerously fast' as flames destroy homes
Reporters and photographers with the Ventura County Star, part of the USA TODAY Network, witnessed homes burning throughout ...
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LIVE: Day 3 updates: Mountain Fire burns 20,000+ acres, 132 structures burned down, 88 damaged
The Mountain Fire has burned 20,596.4 acres of Moorpark, Camarillo, Somis and other areas of Ventura County and remains at 7% ...
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Fast-moving blaze whips through hills in Southern California: 'This is a tough fire fight'
FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help the state battle the Mountain Fire, which has burned about 10,500 acres on ...