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.

A fast-moving fire burning in Ventura County has triggered mandatory evacuation orders for more than 14,000 people as it destroyed dozens of homes in Camarillo, Somis, and Moorpark and threatened 3,500 structures in suburban neighborhoods,