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    Wildfire in Southern California engulfs homes and moves ‘dangerously fast’

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    Fire crews were battling a wildfire that broke out in southern California fanned by strong winds, destroying multiple homes and forcing more than 10,000 people to flee.

    He mountain firethat began in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles on Wednesday around 9:40 a.m., has burned more than 14,000 acres and was 0% contained as of Thursday morning, according to lime fire. Firefighters from across the state were battling the blaze, the county said.

    “Every helicopter, every fixed-wing plane, everything we’ve been able to get is here fighting this fire,” Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said Wednesday afternoon.

    At least two people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation, authorities said.

    The National Weather Service warned On Thursday, critical wildfire weather across the state, fueled by gusty winds and low humidity, would persist for the next several days. Santa Ana winds are expected to reach between 30 and 55 mph and gusts up to 100 mph are possible in mountainous areas through Friday.

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help California fights the fire on Wednesday.

    The fire threatens thousands of homes and other buildings

    California’s fire agency has not yet released an official count of how many homes and other structures were destroyed, but reporters and photographers from the Ventura County Star, part of the USA TODAY Network, witnessed homes burning throughout the day near Camarillo and Somis.

    The fire threatened more than 3,500 structures, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.

    Photos show firefighters working through huge plumes of smoke and completely engulfed houses, some destroyed by fire.

    “Bush is burning, grass is burning, hedgerows are burning, agricultural fields are burning and structures are burning,” Gardner said. “This fire is moving dangerously fast.”

    Extreme fire weather in California on Thursday

    About 26 million people in California remained under red flag warnings.

    That includes areas along the Interstate 5 corridor and the mountains of northern Ventura County through Friday. “Particularly Dangerous Situation” (PDS) red flag warnings were extended through Thursday morning in the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, central and southeastern Ventura County valleys, and inland Ventura County. from Ventura, extending to the beaches from Malibu to Oxnard.

    “These are extremely critical and highly volatile conditions,” the Los Angeles/Oxnard Weather Service said. “Any new fire in the Red Flag Warning area, and especially in the PDS Red Flag Warning area, will have rapid fire spread, extreme fire behavior and long-range detection.”

    Ventura County officials saying Power could be proactively shut off to prevent new fires from breaking out during these conditions, and more than 90,000 customers were affected as of Thursday morning.

    Contributing: Jorge L. Ortiz and Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY; Ventura County Star

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