United States: Officials in Southern California on Friday sought to contain a growing wildfire that burnt many buildings and displaced more than ten thousand individuals.
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Gusty wind enhanced the so-called Mountain Fire in Ventura County on Thursday after it began on Wednesday morning.
Nine inspection teams that assessed the damage on Thursday said at least 132 facilities were razed down, and 88 others were affected.
In the latest dispatch from California’s firefighting agency, Cal Fire, approximately 5 percent of the 20,485-acre fire has been brought under control, USA Today reported.
The growing extent of fire
Portions of the first fire that extended to the northern parts of the city of Santa Paula were established in varying steep topographical ranges, making it difficult for firefighters to extinguish the fire.

Thursday night, the Santa Ana weakened, and even as onshore flow returned, some officers feared that the fire might extend north and east.
By early Friday morning, more than 2400 personnel had been reported on Mountain Fire’s large containment plan that involved 378 fire engines, 14 helicopters, and 17 bulldozers, as per the Californian Fire Department or Cal Fire.
Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff told at the press conference that ten people got burned in the fire, anyhow most of them – five of them – had inhaled a substantial quantity of smoke, and none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
Rampant Destruction
One of those hurt was a firefighter, as per the information provided by Cal Fire. Fryhoff said that 400 homes were evacuated on Thursday, and 250 residents chose to remain in their homes, disregarding the evacuation order that was in place affecting eight areas comprising twelve zones across the large area of Ventura County.
Another 800 homes were unoccupied at the time first responders arrived to tell people the danger was real.
“The devastation is absolutely heartbreaking,” Fryhoff added.
What are the officials stating?
According to the Californian Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has signed an emergency proclamation on Thursday in Ventura County, has informed a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to “help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the fire,” USA Today reported.
Newsom said at least 3,500 homes, structures, and businesses are at risk due to the wildfire.
To contain the Mountain Fire and all the fires that have occurred throughout the state, the governor deployed 48 fire fighting apparatus, nine helicopters, and over one hundred personnel in nineteen counties since Sunday.
“This is a dangerous fire that’s spreading quickly and threatening lives. State resources have been mobilized to protect communities, and this federal support from the Biden-Harris Administration will give state and local firefighters the resources they need to save lives and property as they continue battling this aggressive fire,” Newsom added.