Standing at the corner of Victoria Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, Bryant Lum, 56, watched as an entire hillside burned, flames whipping as they approached close to a dozen homes on Santa Lucia Court, just off Victoria Avenue. Just on the other side, along Santa Susana Court, stood his home. By 4 a.m., he saw the flames reach Victoria Avenue, but the fire had not jumped to the other side. He worried that with no firefighters in sight, if the flames jumped Victoria Avenue, his home would be in danger. The fire destroyed well over 150 structures in Ventura, and that number is expected to rise dramatically.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2017 15:33 UTC