Mountain fire in Ventura County grows to 10,400 acres, causing injuries and evacuations
Strong winds helped push along a wildfire in Ventura County that quickly grew to 10,431 acres by Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 6 — causing injuries and prompting evacuations. Multiple people have been injured in the Mountain fire and transported to hospitals, the Ventura County Fire Department said, with numerous structures threatened. Fire officials didn’t specify the number of people injured or structures threatened. The fire was burning north of the 118 Freeway, southeast of Santa Paula. Firefighters responded to the blaze on South Mountain near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon and Bradley roads, the Fire Department said, at 9:23 a.m. Flames engulf a structure during the Mountain Fire, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, near Camarillo, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Firefighters spray water on a burning structure during the Mountain Fire, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, near Camarillo, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Homes burn in The Las Posas Estates area of Camarillo in Ventura County. (Photo by Mike Meadows) Show Caption 1 of 3 Flames engulf a structure during the Mountain Fire, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, near Camarillo, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) Expand Early on, 140 firefighters were