Mountain Fire explodes to 10,000 acres; countless homes destroyed
A fast-moving brush fire in the Somis/Camarillo area of Ventura County has destroyed at least a dozen homes and, according to officials, charred at least 10,400 acres as of early Wednesday afternoon. The Mountain Fire was reported just before 9 a.m. near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road, north of the [...]
A fast-moving brush fire in the Somis/Camarillo area of Ventura County has destroyed at least a dozen homes and, according to officials, charred at least 10,400 acres as of early Wednesday afternoon.
The Mountain Fire was reported just before 9 a.m. near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road, north of the 118 Freeway. By 11 a.m., flames had crossed the 118 Freeway and were threatening the Camarillo Heights area of Camarillo.
Sky5 reporter Rich Prickett observed that "at least a dozen homes" were ablaze in the Camarillo Heights area.
The Ventura County Fire Department said 140 firefighters were battling the blaze, which was fueled by dry Santa Ana Winds with little to no aerial support.
KTLA 5 News reporter Sara Welch reports from Camarillo Heights as a home goes up in flames on live television. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of homes destroyed in the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of homes destroyed in the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of homes destroyed in the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of a brush fire in Somis, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of a brush fire in Somis, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of a brush fire in Somis, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Sky5 aerial view of home ablaze from the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Residents evacuate horses from the path of the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA) 
Deputies rescue wheelchair-bound residents from a home surrounded by flames during the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, Oct. 30, 2024. (Key News Network) 
Sky5 aerial view of homes destroyed in the Mountain Fire in Ventura County, California on Nov. 6, 2024. (KTLA)
Ventura County authorities later added that "several individuals have been injured and transported to local hospitals."
Mandatory evacuations were ordered for areas of Somis Camarillo, according to the California Highway Patrol. An evacuation center was established at Padre Serra Parish, 5205 Upland Ave., in Camarillo. Large animals could be brought to the Ventura County Fairgrounds at 10 E. Harbor Blvd. Smaller animals can be taken to Ventura County Animal Services at the Camarillo Airport, 600 Aviation Drive.
For more information on evacuations, visit vcemergency.com or call 805-465-6650.
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