Elizabeth Fire Consumes 250-Plus Acres Near Ventura
VENTURA (CBSLA) – A brush fire broke out just north of Ventura, burning more than 250 acres Wednesday.
The 10-acre Elizabeth Fire was reported just after 10:30 a.m. in the 5500 block of Elizabeth Road, just off Foothill Road, between the cities of Ventura and Santa Paula. It grew to 250 acres by 3 p.m. and continued to burn as of 4:30 p.m., moving away from Ventura, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
Containment was estimated at 20% and there were no evacuations or road closures. There were 250 personnel on scene to assist with operations.
The Ventura County Fire Department reported that the fire was burning near power lines and spreading at a moderate speed, pushed along by 5-mile-per-hour winds.
No homes were threatened, but there were high-voltage power lines in the area.
Water-dropping helicopters from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were assisting in the firefight. A fixed-wing air tanker was also spotted dropping water on the flames, and authorities have also dropped fire retardant on the hills.
There was no word on a cause.
Amid hot, dry conditions, multiple brush fires have broke out throughout the region over the past few days. On Wednesday morning, a fire erupted in the Sepulveda Pass area along the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles' Bel-Air neighborhood.
This story has been updated.
