Flames consume a home as the Mountain Fire burns in Camarillo, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
The Mountain Fire in Southern California has prompted evacuation orders for more than 10,000 people and had jumped in size without any containment after a windy Wednesday.Flames consume a home as the Mountain Fire burns in Camarillo, Calif., on Wednesday. Officials have issued a red-flag alert for the area, which has been hit by wildfires more than once in the past six years.
The fire was at zero per cent containment late Wednesday, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. The National Weather Service said a red-flag warning, which indicates a "particularly dangerous situation" for extreme fires, would remain in effect through Friday. Winds were expected to decrease significantly by Thursday night, the weather service said.
First responders pleaded with residents to evacuate. Deputies made contact with 14,000 people to urge them to leave as embers spread for kilometres and sparked new flames.Ventura County Fire Capt. Trevor Johnson described crews racing with their engines to homes threatened by the flames to save lives.
The Mountain Fire was burning in a region that has seen some of California's most destructive fires over the years.
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