Mountain Fire initially started 9:41 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. After being active for 16 hours, it has burned 1,500 acres. At this time, details about the containment of the fire are unknown. The Ventura County Fire Department is on the scene of a fast moving brush fire in near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road.

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County has led to evacuations, with 1,000 acres scorched and firefighting challenges due to strong Santa Ana winds.

The Mountain Fire started just before 9 a.m. in the area of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road in Somis. But with Southern California under a red flag warning, powerful Santa Ana winds kicked up, spreading embers and flames over a vast swath of a populated area within a matter of hours.

Strong winds helped push along a wildfire in Ventura County that quickly grew to 10,431 acres by Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6 — causing injuries and prompting evacuations. Multiple people have been injured in the Mountain fire and transported to hospitals,

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 10,500 acres as of Wednesday afternoon. These reports aired on Nov.

A fast-moving wildfire exploded in size and ferocity in Southern California northwest of Los Angeles on Wednesday, forcing residents of Ventura County to evacuate as flames spread over more than 14,000 acres of vegetated hillsides dotted with homes.