A flames ignited Thursday evening near the western banks of Lake Piru in Ventura County, California, and by night had burned nearly 300 hectares. The lights stranded half a dozen boats, who were forced to house in place lake, officials said.
The incident,  , dubbed the Felicia fireplace, threatened from three to five institutions, including houses and a U. S. Forest Service fire place. Video from OnScene. Suddenly, roaring flames were visible on television. As the day progressed, fire was extremely near to a home.
According to Andrew Dowd, a public information officer for the Ventura County Fire Department, personnel are assigned to protect all buildings that are threatened.
Although Dowd claimed the 210 on-scene firefighters were “making good progress” and had destroyed some of the fire heading into the evening, the fire had burned 292 acres and was 0 % contained as of 3 p.m.
” Steep, rugged landscape with minimal exposure is hampering fire work”, the ministry wrote , in an X post , updating the fire’s development.
The eastern side of the lake was ordered to be evacuated, and Piru Canyon Road was closed by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Around 15 people were taken out of a camp and the local valley from the lake’s outdoor areas.
Six paddlers were stranded at the pier parking lot north of the fire on Thursday night, according to Dowd, before the highways closed.
The fire started around 1 p. m., and its reason still under investigation, Dowd said. No accidents have been recorded.
Video released by the Ventura County Fire Department , showed workers , clearing clean while aircraft dropped water on the fire in the radius.
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