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    Homes destroyed, 0% containment north of Los Angeles

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    UPDATED, 9:15 am: Whipped by the powerful Santa Ana winds, the mountain fire It continues to spread in Ventura County, just northwest of Los Angeles. The fire has consumed more than 14,100 acres and firefighters said there was still 0% containment as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday.

    At least 800 firefighters and several helicopters on scene are working under dangerous “red flag” conditions (high winds and low humidity) that are expected to continue through Friday in most areas. Ground crews, helicopters and other resources are working to protect lives and property as Cal Fire reports the northeast portion of the fire is moving downhill toward the Santa Clara River.

    A news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. to provide updates on the fire and efforts to contain it.

    Ventura County Fire Department

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    About 42,000 residences in Ventura County were without power as of 12:15 a.m. Thursday. Southern California Edison has established community resource centers at the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center in Moorpark, the Simi Valley Senior Center and the Ventura Beach Marriott that are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursdays.

    The mountain fire broke out Wednesday morning near Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road in Somis, and jumped Highway 118 driven by winds capable of gusting to 100 mph in some areas. Numerous homes have been damaged or destroyed in the Camarillo Heights and Camarillo Estates, and evacuation orders remain in effect.

    Cal Fire is coordinating with the Ventura County and San Luis Obispo fire departments to battle the flames. The Los Angeles Fire Department sent nearly 100 firefighters to the fire, including at least five strike teams, along with another team that included fire personnel from Beverly Hills, Culver City and Santa Monica. Other local fire departments, including Glendale

    PREVIOUSLY, 18:28: “Firefighters were committed from the beginning to getting people out of their homes and saving lives,” Trevor Johnson, chief of operations for the Ventura County Fire Department, said at a news conference today to discuss the Mountain Fire at northwest of Los Angeles. He said it was “tough firefighting” from the moment emergency personnel arrived on the scene this morning in the area between Moorpark and Somis.

    The Mountain Fire is currently at 10,480 acres with 0% containment. According to officials, emergency services have made more than 14,000 contacts to evacuate people from the community. Two civilians were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.

    A day after a historic presidential election, all local Los Angeles newscasts focused on coverage of the Mountain Fire, including footage of burning homes, correspondents on the ground, and interviews with evacuees and local officials.

    A home in Camarillo Heights engulfed during the Mountain Fire (ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)

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    “This is a classic Santa Ana wind event. We have sustained winds over 50 mph with gusts over 80,” said Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner. “All the firefighters in the region, all of our partners: from Los Angeles County, Orange County, Kern County, Santa Barbara County, our partners at CalFire, our partners in law enforcement, the Sheriff “Every helicopter, every fixed-wing plane, everything that we have been able to locate, is here fighting this fire and it is spreading at a dangerous rate.”

    A major contributing factor, Gardner said, is those winds. As a result, “this fire has spread more than two and a half miles in front of itself.”

    Red Flag conditions are “expected to continue at least until sunset tomorrow,” according to VCFD Division Chief and Incident Commander Jeff Change.

    Thousands of residents have already been evacuated in the areas marked in purple below.

    Currently, the fire continues to move west through the Santa Clara River bed area south of the city of Santa Paula. That city and the community of Saticoy are expected to be the next evacuated areas.

    Other concerns include the densely populated Camarillo Heights area and the Highway 101 corridor that connects Los Angeles to Ventura and Santa Barbara.

    The fire brought back memories of the Thomas Mass Fire which began north of Santa Paula on December 4, 2017 and burned parts of the now threatened area. Three weeks later, it had burned 281,000 acres and burned hundreds of homes, becoming, at the time, the largest forest fire since record keeping began in California.

    See video taken tonight looking south from the Santa Paula airport below.

    According to Johnson, the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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