Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,630 acres after being active for a week. By Wednesday morning, a crew of 1,864 firefighters effectively contained 60% of the fire. The cause of it is still under investigation.

Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to their burnt homes.

The fire that’s consumed several homes in Ventura County and forced residents to vacate their properties has been contained by 26%, firefighters announced Sunday morning. The Mountain Fire, which swelled to more than 20,

The Mountain fire has burned more than 20,000 acres and destroyed 134 structures in Ventura County. It was about 26% contained as of Sunday morning.

The forecast calls for winds to kick up again. But officials say conditions will not reach the magnitude of last week's Santa Anas.

At least 192 structures were destroyed by a fan-flamed wildfire that quickly spread to more than 20,000 acres in Ventura County, officials announced in a press conference Monday.

The blaze charred hundreds of acres of citrus trees, nursery plants, raspberry crops, and avocado trees, according to Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner Korinne Bell.