A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease.
The fire started Wednesday morning in Ventura County and has grown to about 32 square miles at 5% containment. Its cause has not been determined.Ten people have been injured in the course of the fire, Ventura County Sheriff James Fryhoff said. Most of them suffered from smoke inhalation or other non-life-threatening injuries.Fire officials said 88 other structures were damaged but did not specify whether they had been burned or affected by water or smoke damage.
The red flag warnings, indicating conditions for high fire danger, expired in the area except for in the Santa Susana Mountains, Cohen said. The warnings will expire by 11 a.m. Friday in the mountains.The Santa Ana winds are expected to return early-to-midweek next week, Cohen added.The Mountain Fire was burning in a region that has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years.
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