The fire is threatening about 7,000 homes in parts of the Simi Valley and Moorpark communities in the southern part of Ventura County, but no injuries have been reported. Eric Tennessen, a chief with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, said deputies were knocking on doors and escorting people to safety. The evacuation area consists mainly of ranches, farms and a golf course, and is not densely populated, Chief Tennessen said. Later in the morning, flames could be seen approaching suburban neighborhoods nearby, and the Fire Department said that as many as 6,500 houses were threatened by the blaze. “The fire outflanked us very rapidly today,” Chad Cook, an assistant fire chief, said at a news conference.

Source: International New York Times October 30, 2019 12:58 UTC