{"id":123523,"date":"2024-11-08T16:06:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123523"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:06:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T09:06:47","slug":"mountain-fire-in-ventura-county-prompts-californians-to-flee-their-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123523","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Fire in Ventura County prompts Californians to flee their homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm371oo7e007j2cp4ee3ua4pw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Terrie Morin, 60, and her husband, Dave, were at the barber shop when they heard about a raging wildfire making headway toward their Camarillo home on Wednesday morning.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz6500043b6mth1o6jhu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The couple were hosting two guests at the time, but because their guests worked late, Morin suspected they slept through the residence\u2019s fire alarms.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz6500053b6m12pv1x0o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI run in the house, and I\u2019m banging on the door, and they did not hear me. They were knocked out,\u201d Morin told CNN. \u201cGet the dog. Get out of here. You don\u2019t have time, just get out!\u201d she recalled telling them.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz6500063b6mnrv795q2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ten minutes later, Dave noticed sparks in their backyard. The temperature was also picking up.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz6600073b6mf8oulwja@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt was hot. It was so hot,\u201d Morin recalled.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz6600083b6m8lnux7di@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Dozens of homes in California\u2019s Ventura County were set alight in a sweeping wildfire that burned through thousands of acres of land in just a matter of hours midweek \u2013\u2013 prompting authorities to send more than 14,000 evacuation notices across the region.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz6600093b6mayl46vzu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Mountain Fire began early Wednesday and was driven by winds gusting over 60 mph. The flames have seared through more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incidents\/2024\/11\/6\/mountain-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20,485 acres of land, according to Cal Fire<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz66000a3b6mkvkzqt4m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The families who evacuated at a moment\u2019s notice, some who say they have now lost their homes, must deal with other losses that can also be devastating, from daily essentials like medications and shoes to meaningful possessions such as sculptures and artwork, to treasured keepsakes from the birth of a child or the life of a parent.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz66000b3b6myxb15s1v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At least 132 properties have been destroyed by the fire, while 88 have been left damaged, Ventura County Fire Department officials said Thursday evening. Ten damage inspection teams have been deployed to inspect structures along the path of the blaze.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389zz66000c3b6mm2uy0sfe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Ten people endured non-life-threatening injuries from the Mountain Fire, which are mostly related to smoke inhalation, Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm389z82300003b6m5nz6w0xk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            By the time Morin, her husband and their friends got out of the house, the fire had caught on to the surrounding trees. Smoke was everywhere, she told CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a0pl7000k3b6migzu119j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In a panic, the California native grabbed her husband\u2019s diabetes medication, her laptop, and some dresses, but she couldn\u2019t get hold of everything she wanted in time \u2013\u2013 including clothes and other memorabilia from when her son was a baby.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a0pl7000l3b6m7zjh5ktf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The four adults made their escape through clouds of thick smoke.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a0pl7000m3b6m01u46c2v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe couldn\u2019t see anything. We were basically driving just in the smoke. (Dave) was freaking out. And I was telling him, \u2018Dave, pull over. Let me take the wheel. I\u2019m OK. Pull over,\u2019\u201d Morin said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a0ggb000i3b6myrljaxk2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            According to the sheriff\u2019s office, a total of 400 homes were evacuated by officials, while 800 homes that were door-knocked appeared to have already been evacuated; 250 residents chose to stay, Fryhoff said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z000u3b6mibemw5qi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe see it over and over and over: People have the best intentions to stay and defend their home right up until the time the fire hits their home,\u201d Ventura County Fire Chief Dustin Gardner said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a255t00153b6mphsuc357@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cAnd it gets hot, and it gets smoky. You can\u2019t see, you can\u2019t breathe, and you sure as hell can\u2019t defend your home. And then you\u2019re stuck, and then our firefighters have to get in, pull you out.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z000w3b6mv7tbc2yi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Some, with fireproofing in the structures of their homes, were exceptions. Steven Snyder was one of them.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a3su100173b6mxpfl6ghu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Synder, a resident of Camarillo, went to bed on Wednesday as the Mountain Fire raged around his fireproofed home.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a9l6y001b3b6mang3c9zq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhen I looked out the window it looked like little campfires that were sparking up,\u201d Snyder told CNN, adding that he watched the fire come over the hill in his direction.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38abqo8001e3b6mzlz8hx8e@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When Snyder woke up on Thursday, the land around him was charred. Many of his neighbors\u2019 homes were on fire.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z000y3b6mcawcuj1s@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Fire personnel in the area urged Snyder, his wife, daughter, and 7-week-old granddaughter to stay home. The family had lost power but had plenty of water and food \u2013\u2013 which they shared with fire personnel.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z000z3b6mg06tofkm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Firefighters have been working aggressively to gain control of the Mountain Fire by dropping water from helicopters. The fire, which was at 0% containment for over 24 hours is now at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fire.ca.gov\/incidents\/2024\/11\/6\/mountain-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5% containment<\/a>, according to Cal Fire.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z00103b6m7hbbinx6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The worst of the winds, which prompted the fire to spread more quickly on Wednesday through Thursday morning, were gusting at 30 mph to 40 mph, according to a CNN weather analysis. Winds have been steadily decreasing throughout Thursday afternoon, and conditions are set to improve with humidity increasing through the weekend.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z00113b6m949inyg8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Winds will blow at 5 mph to 10<strong> <\/strong>mph Friday \u2013\u2013 a huge improvement from the gusts of 60 mph earlier this week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38a1n1z00123b6m60pmpavm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Red flag warnings have expired for the Los Angeles area and will expire for the Los Angeles and Ventura County Mountains by Friday at 11 a.m. PST.\n    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cm38d78ho00023b6mcss2uei9@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"the-cause-remains-unknown\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n        The cause remains unknown<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d71sr00003b6mmj34zc8x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Though reasons for the Mountain Fire\u2019s rapid spread are clear, its cause remains unknown, a Ventura County fire official said Thursday morning.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt200073b6mysg95fe8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The county fire department\u2019s investigation unit is working on several things, including determining whether power lines were involved in causing the fire, Johnson said when asked about power lines as a possible cause.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt200083b6m6f8vas1o@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI could tell you that there could be a million things that start a fire,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cWhen a fire like that breaks, we don\u2019t initially go to \u2018What started this?\u2019 Our job is to bring stabilization, so we went immediately to work in that regard.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt200093b6m3yxqr590@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Other devastating wildfires have previously been blamed on fallen power lines that remained energized, prompting power companies to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sce.com\/safety\/wildfire\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan for broad shutoffs<\/a> before that can happen again.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt2000a3b6mv0cclysr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As a precaution, Southern California Edison, Southern California\u2019s main electric provider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sce.com\/outage-center\/check-outage-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cut off power intentionally overnight Wednesday<\/a><strong> <\/strong>to 69,931 customers \u2013 including 23,603 in Ventura County \u2013 as part of its Public Safety Power Shutoff plan.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt2000b3b6me2mfgwik@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Fall marks a critical inflection point for California\u2019s fire season.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt2000c3b6m6hehyixb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The combination of very windy and very dry conditions primes the landscape, turning it into tinder-dry fuel that can easily catch fire with the smallest spark and then spread rapidly in high winds.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt2000d3b6mc09lsv6z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As the world warms due to fossil fuel pollution, scenarios like the Mountain Fire could play out more frequently.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38d7yt2000e3b6mn52lxdbe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The number of extreme fall fire-weather days in California has more than doubled since the early 1980s because of warmer and drier autumns as global temperatures rise, CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/22\/weather\/california-wildfire-outlook\/index.html\">previously reported<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm38abswy001h3b6mvdwnozsp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            <em>CNN\u2019s Taylor Romine, Rebekah Riess, Mary Gilbert, and Robert Shackelford contributed to this report.<\/em>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/11\/08\/us\/californians-flee-homes-amid-raging-wildfires-hnk\/index.html\">Source link 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