Firefighters in Ventura County, California continue to battle a rapidly growing wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate.
Firefighters in Ventura County, California, are continuing to battle a rapidly growing wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate and destroyed at least 168 structures so far.The Mountain Fire, as this round of wildfires has been called by authorities, flared up last Wednesday morning, having scorched around 32 square miles of land with the cause still under investigation.
By Saturday, evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for several areas, while the winds began to subside and temperatures remained mild.However, the National Weather Service has warned that another round of northeast winds could return on Tuesday, though they are expected to be weaker than the previous gusts that exacerbated the fire's growth.Meteorologist Ryan Walbrun said 'They're not going to be nearly while strong while the winds that occurred when this fire started.
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