Mountain Fire burns homes in Camarillo, Moorpark – NBC Los Angeles

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What to know

  • A brush fire quickly grew to 14,500 acres Moorpark and Camarillo in Ventura County.
  • Several houses burned in the wind-blown Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles.
  • Evacuations ordered on Wednesday was expanded to include more areas on Thursday.
  • A red flag warning indicating high winds and dangerous wildfires was in effect.
  • Cal Fire reported more than 1 million acres have burned in wildfires since the start of the year. At this time last year, only 308,000 hectares had burned.

The wildfire burned homes in the Ventura County communities of Moorpark and Camarillo. Follow live updates on the wildfire northwest of Los Angeles.