A severe Santa Ana wind event is unfolding across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, prompting a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) Red Flag Warning that includes the Santa Clarita Valley, per the National Weather Service.

The fire prompted evacuation orders for more than 10,000 people as it threatened structures in suburban communities and agricultural areas around Camarillo.

Multiple homes in Camarillo and Moorpark have been destroyed and more than 14,000 acres have burned as the Mountain Fire remains at 0% containment in Ventura County.

Authorities on Thursday compelled thousands to flee a wildfire which engulfed areas around Los Angeles, destroying dozens of homes and cutting power to tens of thousands of customers, as

By David Swanson and Kanishka Singh SANTA PAULA, California (Reuters) -Over ten thousand people were ordered to evacuate communities northwest of Los Angeles as fierce seasonal winds drove a wildfire down tinder-dry hillsides into ranches and homes,

Santa Ana winds helped propel several fires across the region, but the Mountain fire exploded Wednesday, sweeping into foothill communities.