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California Firefighters Race Against Returning Winds in Ventura Blaze

The mountain fire has scorched more than 32 square miles around Camarillo Heights, about 55 miles north of Los Angeles.
California Firefighters Race Against Returning Winds in Ventura Blaze
A burned vehicle sits near a destroyed home in the Mountain Fire, near Camarillo, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2024. Ethan Swope/AP Photo
Jill McLaughlin
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Thousands of firefighters continued to contain a massive wildfire that claimed 174 homes in Ventura County as weather forecasters warned residents to prepare for winds to pick up speed starting Monday.

The Mountain Fire, which started at about 9:45 a.m. Nov. 6, had scorched more than 32 square miles around Camarillo Heights—about 55 miles north of Los Angeles—by Monday afternoon.
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.