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 wildfire started in the Somis area on Wednesday morning and tore through 22 square miles by the evening, destroying dozens of homes, sending residents to the hospital and forcing evacuations in Ventura, Camarillo, Santa Paula, Fillmore and points in between.