Extreme winds fuel Mountain Fire, people rush to evacuate homes
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.— Gusty winds, debris, and the smell of smoke permeated Ventura County, pushing the Mountain Fire from Moorpark into…
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Fire crews battling 19,904-acre Mountain Fire since Wednesday; Evacuation warnings in effect
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are still battling a 19,904-acre brush fire, currently at 98% containment, that started on South Mountain…
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Fire crews on the scene of 367-acre brush fire west of Lake Piru; forward progress stopped
Firefighters are battling a brush fire outside of the City of Piru and at 1 p.m. Thursday, an evacuation order was issued for the entire Lake Piru…
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Hazardous gas and odor investigation in Ventura led to evacuations and shelter-in-place orders
Evacuation orders were issued for all of Bayshore Avenue south of Coral Street and Seahorse Avenue west of Seaview Avenue due to an unknown gas and…
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Evacuations continue as the Lake Fire burns thousands of acres in Santa Barbara County
Nearly 3,000 Firefighters from across southern California camp-out in Santa Maria as they battle the Lake Fire in the Santa Ynez Valley.…
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