The Latest: California fires burn more than 1,000 structures
Associated Press
FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in Southern California (all times local):
10:50 a.m.
Authorities say they've counted more than 1,000 homes and others buildings destroyed by wildfires ravaging Southern California for the past week.
Six fires driven by gusty Santa Ana winds have torched neighborhoods and rural communities from Ventura County north of Los Angeles all the way south to San Diego County.
One person died in a car crash Wednesday trying to escape the largest fire in Ventura County.
Authorities have called for new evacuations because of that fire, which is burning toward a sanctuary for the endangered California condors in Los Padres National Forest.
8:45 a.m.
California Gov. Jerry Brown will visit the scene of a deadly wildfire in Ventura as firefighters continue the battle against wind-whipped blazes that have torched hundreds of homes.
Brown will survey damage from the Thomas Fire on Saturday and will meet with emergency management officials and residents.
The fire is the largest of six that have scorched Southern California. The fires from Ventura County to San Diego County have destroyed more than 500 buildings, killed dozens of horses and forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate.
One death is blamed on the Ventura blaze: A 70-year-old woman who crashed her car while evacuating.
On Friday, President Donald Trump issued an emergency declaration allowing counties affected by the wildfires to receive federal assistance.
The Latest: California governor to visit wildfire scene
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