Fires in the burn area near mass shooting in Southern California, forced evacuation of 30,000 residents
Fires in the burn area near mass shooting in Southern California, forced evacuation of 30,000 residents
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Two fires descended in the areas of Ventura County on Thursday night, forcing obligatory evacuations.
(Ventura County Fire Department via Twitter)Two fires fell in Ventura County in southern California on Thursday night, forcing the evacuation of 30,000 people and threatening thousands of homes in the Newbury Park-Thousand Oak areas. the officials said.
When the flames moved to the community of Thousand Oaks in Oak Park, the Ventura County Fire Department issued a mandatory evacuation order, the Ventura County Star. reported.
"A lot of houses are being destroyed," Bill Nash, a spokesman for Ventura County, told the newspaper. "The fire is at its height." We are working hard to get ahead, but we need people to be aware and not wait for a knock on the door. "
"Many houses are being destroyed. The fire is being fought. "We are working hard to get ahead, but we need people to be aware and not wait for a knock on the door."
The fires were a sudden and emotionally exhausting new emergency for a region that just last night faced a shooting that caused 13 deaths.
As the flames spread, authorities had requested 10 additional fire attack equipment to help preserve the threatened structures, according to the Star report.
Mandatory evacuations were also issued for parts of Westlake Village, Agoura Hills and Calabasas, the newspaper reported. Previous evacuation orders were kept in parts of Bell Canyon.
A second fire pushed the edge of Camarillo Springs and Cal State Channel Islands, which were evacuated, Los Angeles Times reported. Mandatory evacuations have also been ordered for all areas of Vallecito Trailer Park and Dos Vientos, along with areas of the south coast that are described on a map of the Ventura Fire Department.
According to Star, at least 400 people worked in the fire, which started in the Hill Canyon area that had a dry brush and ripe for fire.
"The first part of this fuel bed had not seen fire for many years. Fuels affected by drought, wind conditions in Santa Ana, low relative humidity, high temperatures. It is a recipe for fire, "said the deputy head of the Ventura County Fire Department, Chad Cook, the newspaper reported.He is also the incident commander for the hill fire.
The fire had burned up to 7,000 acres until Thursday night. Fire officials hope it burns to the ocean.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said residents of Calabasas, Hidden Hills and Agoura Hills should prepare for evacuations, according to the Southern California News Group.
Strong gusts of Santa Ana winds led to fast-moving fires, the Star reported.
"Tonight is the peak of our wind event," said Carol Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, on Thursday night, according to the newspaper.
The National Weather Service issued a red flag fire warning that will remain in force until Friday night, according to the L.A. Times.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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