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Farming community as flames shot down the hills. crews were able to make good progress today controlling this fire since yesterday because the winds have died down significantly. the fire is now about 20% contained. but were not in the clear just yet. >> there is still cause for caution and concern. we are not out of the woods yet. >> as the wind shifts, we have a whole new fuel bed that opens up and is subject to a pretty significant firefight. >> now, this is video from when the maria fire sta...

>> reporter: it is dry out here. we are dealing with dangerous fire conditions. look at this video from when the maria fire started. it lit up the hills as soon as thursday evening, the kids were out trick or treating in nearby neighborhoods. there is lots of citrus and avocado groves. utility companies, it reenergized a 60,000 v power line minutes before the maria fire started but the cause of this blaze is under investigation. this fire threatened 2500 structures, burned at least 9400 acres an...

Farming community as flames shot down the hills. crews were able to make good progress today controlling this fire since yesterday because the winds have died down significantly. the fire is now about 20% contained. but were not in the clear just yet. >> there is still cause for caution and concern. we are not out of the woods yet. >> as the wind shifts, we have a whole new fuel bed that opens up and is subject to a pretty significant firefight. >> now, this is video from when the maria fire sta...

But were not out of the clear just yet. >> as the wind shifts, we have whole new fuel bed that opens up and is subject to a pretty significant firefight. >> now this is video from when the maria fire started, on south mountain, just south of santa paula. utility company southern california edison says it reenergized a 16,000 bolt power line minutes before a nearby hill top went up in flames, leading to the maria fire. but the cause of this fire is still under investigation. you can just see out ...

The hotpots. they are put water on there and do everything they can to get that fire under control. it only takes seconds for the embers to spark another wildfire. the marina fire burned 9,500 acres, and the fire burned three homes since it started thursday evening while kids were trick-or-treating. the fire was fueled by the tail end of the strong santa ana winds we have been experiencing here. crews made good progress on this fire. its 20% contained. but we are not out of the clear just yet. >...

In a state thats unfortunately become pretty well known for wildfires. breaking a record we should note it was only set a few months ago at least as i understand it. what is it that is making this fire in particular so much worse than previous fires? >> well, youre right, last year of course we had catastrophic fires in california and record setting thomas fire in ventura, santa barbara county the new record. this year its the men do seen no complex, the conditions were seeing are driven by a ch...

Sky and land to deal with a terrible combination, drought-stricken land, strong winds and bring tttle burning b. it closed down one of the most picturesque highways in the state. and 101, a workhorse of a highway. >> these homes are right along the sea shore. if you step out the back yard, your feet are wet. but this fire just happened to burn right down the sylmar area. there was a fuel bed long enough to carry toward those homes. we fortunate to recognize the threat immediately and deployed en...

Highway. >> these homes are right along the seashore. i mean, if you step out the backyard, your feet are wet. but this fire just happened to blow down right at the area, in alignment with the wind. there was a fuel bed long enough to carry it toward those homes. we were fortunate. we recognized the threat immediately and deployed engines into that area successfully defended those structures. >> reporter: the fires burning hundreds of acres in ventura county which lies between santa barbara to t...

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