Photo: ETIENNE LAURENT / EFE
High temperatures and high winds in Southern California on Thursday resulted in a Thousand Oaks wildfire , northwest of Los Angeles.
The Erbes Fire, near the Freeway 23, started around 5 pm and was growing, causing the evacuation of residents. At 6: 30 pm the fire was 250 acres.
# ErbesFire; A brush fire has erupted on the North side Erbes near Sunset Hills Blvd. There are structures threatened as this fire is being pushed by a Northeast wind. @VENTURASHERIFF is assisting with road closures and possible evacuations. @VCFD #vcfd pic.twitter.com/mM0bgge64n
– VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) January 15, 2021
# ErbesFire; Fire has spotted and is approximately 100 acres. @VENTURASHERIFF is assisting with evacuations. @VCFD #vcfd pic.twitter.com/OhIe3DUdX7
– VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) January 15, 2021
Thousand Oaks, which is part of Ventura County, was one of the cities most affected in recent years by wildfires as be a vast hilly region, including the devastating Woolsey Fire of 2018.
# erbesfire trying to keep it jumping Erbes. Really going good, strong winds pic.twitter.com/hIScV9n9r7
– Michael Coons (@Michael_Coons) January 15, 2021
The fire brings sad images to residents of the region that flooded the entire state in 2020, the worst year ever for wildfires in California.
Estimated to be winds in the area ranged from 20 to 25 miles per hour. Daytime temperatures were up to the middle of 80 degrees F. It usually rains in January in Southern California.
News in development.
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