At least 14,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in California's Ventura County, as large fires are burning down neighborhoods at a rapid pace. Extreme weather conditions and winds of over 60 mph are contributing to worsening the situation, which forecasters have described as "particularly dangerous." They added that the behavior of the fire could lead to potential "life-threatening" scenarios.
Police and fire officials have been urging residents to leave immediately. Christina Noren, who lives in Camarillo Heights, told CNN that she was told to "get the hell out of there no" along with her husband who is in remission from thyroid cancer. They only managed to get their dog, laptops, some clothes, toothbrushes and her husband's medication, she detailed. At least two people have been taken to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation.
