A fast-moving brush fire erupted Monday morning in Southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.
The blaze was reported just after 10 a.m. in Simi Valley, a Ventura County city 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. By shortly before noon, it had consumed over 180 acres (73 hectares), according to Scott Dettorre, a spokesperson for the Ventura County Fire Department.