Firefighters work to put out a blaze burning homes early Tuesday in Ventura, California. (Ryan Cullom/Ventura County Fire Department via AP)SANTA PAULA, California: Ferocious Santa Ana winds raking Southern California whipped explosive wildfires Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of homes. "The prospects for containment are not good," Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said before dawn. Wind speeds at some locations in Ventura County were well over 60 mph (96 kph) early Tuesday. Nearly 180,000 customers in the Ventura County area were without power, Southern California Edison said on Twitter.

Source: Bangkok Post December 05, 2017 18:00 UTC