Thomas Fire
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| Thomas Fire | |
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| Date(s) | December 4, 2017 6:42 PM – (PST) |
| Location | Santa Paula and Ventura |
| Coordinates | 34°24′27″N 119°04′54″W / 34.407365°N 119.081787°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | ~10,000 acres (4,000 ha) |
| Land use | Residential, Business |
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  Location of Thomas Fire in Southern California | |
The Thomas Fire is a current wildfire burning in the hills north of the southern California cities of Ventura and Santa Paula. The fire began north of Santa Paula, near Steckel Park and Thomas Aquinas College.[1] It has burned approximately 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) and resulted in one death.[2][1] Officials blame strong winds for the fire's sudden explosion in size after starting as a small brush fire earlier in the evening.[3] Highway 150 was partially shutdown due to the fire and numerous areas lost power as a result of damages to the fire.[4]
References
- ^ a b Suter, Leanne (5 December 2017). "Fast-moving fire threatens homes in Santa Paula, Ventura". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Ventura County Fire Department. "ThomasFire - Incident Command expect this fire to impact East Ventura by 1 AM. Updated acreage is now 10,000 acres. #VCFD @VCFD". twitter.com. @VCFD_PIO. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Ventura County Fire Department. "#Schoolfire: Fire engines responding to reports of a brushfire in Steckel Park. Initial reports are 50 acres with a rapid rate of a spread. @VCFD". twitter.com. @VCFD_PIO. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Voracious wildfire kills 1, leaves thousands in dark". CBS News. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
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