No lost homes or injuries have been reported and the 1200 acre blaze is now under control.
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No structures had been damaged and none were immediately threatened, but road closures could make it hard for people to flee if they needed to, said Ventura Fire Chief Fred Burris.
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Meanwhile, points south will see a wintery mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain from about 4 a.m. through midnight Tuesday. Some area road crews salted roads Sunday night, but Schwartz says DeKalb County road crews waited until this morning.
The California Highway Patrol shut down a number of roads in response to the inferno, including parts of the 101 Freeway and the Pacific Coast Highway popular with tourists, Mike Lindbery, a spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department, told AFP.
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At 1:30 p.m., an Amtrak train heading north and filled with passengers passed near Solimar Beach, according to the same Reuters witness.
Ventura, Calif. – Wildfires continue to burn in California. The fire, which began… Cal Fire San Luis Obispo has sent a total of 80 personnel, including two hand crews, and eight engines and two dozers.
A fire that scorched 1,238 acres in Ventura County was 60 percent contained by Saturday afternoon.
As of Saturday, some 600 firefighters were at the scene while four helicopters dumped water on the blaze. The Emma Wood Camp Ground remained closed until further notice, fire officials said. The houses, as well as a nearby campground, were issued a mandatory evacuation order, while a “voluntary” evacuation order was issued to the nearby Faria Beach community, where there are 30 to 40 homes, shared fire officials. By the afternoon, winds could be down to 15 miles per hour.
Maks and her family were driving on the highway after attending the National Basketball Association game in Los Angeles between the Lakers and Clippers, and the family was headed to their holiday home in Santa Barbara about 11 p.m. Friday. “We had motorists making U-turns going opposing directions on the freeway with other motorists not realizing the situation, so we had an extreme traffic hazard”.
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Authorities said winds gusting to 80km/h in the area may have downed a power line on private property, sparking the blaze northwest of Ventura. Wind may have felled the power line, he said.
