A fast-moving, wind-fueled wildfire swept into the city of Ventura early Tuesday, burning 31,000 acres, destroying homes and forcing 27,000 people to evacuate. "The prospects for containment are not good,” Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said at a news conference. “Really, Mother Nature is going to decide.”The Thomas fire had burned 31,000 acres, but fire officials expected it would rip through at least 50,000 acres in the mountains between Santa Paula and Ventura. At least 1,000 homes in Ventura, Santa Paula and Ojai were evacuated. About 2 a.m., Karen Kwan-Holt stood near Ventura High School and watched her neighbor’s house burn.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2017 03:10 UTC