The fire prompted evacuation orders for more than 10,000 people as it threatened structures in suburban communities and agricultural areas around Camarillo.

A wind-whipped wildfire is tearing through parched brush in the coastal city of Malibu near Pepperdine University on Wednesday morning, officials said. The Broad Fire ignited southwest of the Pacific Coast Highway and South Malibu Canyon Road,

The Mountain Fire in Ventura County has grown to 14,500 acres, forcing evacuations and challenging firefighters.