What to KnowA brush fire quickly grew to 14,500 acres in less than 24 hours in Moorpark and Camarillo in Ventura County.By Thursday afternoon, the fire was estimated at more than 19,000 acres.Several homes burned in the wind-fanned Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles.

Sustained winds over 50 mph drive the Mountain Fire near Camarillo northwest of Los Angeles with spot fires starting two-and-a-half miles in front of the main blaze.

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 more than 14,000 acres as of Wednesday evening. The Mountain Fire was reported just before 9 a.

The Mountain Fire reached 19,643 acres in size with still no containment Thursday as it tore a path of destruction through homes, agricultural property and equestrian ranches in Ventura County. The fire broke out around 9:30 a.