Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders
Key takeaways
- Smoke from the fire billows over Simi Valley in southern California on Monday.
- A fast-growing brush fire ignited on Monday morning in southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.
- The fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles.
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Smoke from the fire billows over Simi Valley in southern California on Monday. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters View image in fullscreen Smoke from the fire billows over Simi Valley in southern California on Monday. Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters California Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders Fire reported in Simi Valley, north-west of Los Angeles, on Monday as footage shows at least one home burning
Prefer the Guardian on Google. A fast-growing brush fire ignited on Monday morning in southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.
The fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles.