Strong wind gusts fueled the flames of a fast-moving brush fire that erupted at 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 6 about 55 miles northwest of Los Angeles in Ventura County, causing several injuries and evacuations, fire officials reported.
The flames from the “Mountain Fire,” which started in a rural area of the small unincorporated community of Somis in Ventura County, grew to about 1.5 square miles by noon Wednesday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said.
“Strong winds in the area are contributing to challenging conditions,” the Ventura County Fire Department reported at about 10 a.m. on X.
By about 11 a.m., the fire had crossed Highway 118 and was reaching homes in the Camarillo Heights area, according to Ventura County Fire Department….