Smoke From Fast-Moving Easy Fire Fills Southern California Sky

The Easy Fire, burning in California’s Simi Valley, was pushed by strong Santa Ana winds and grew to nearly 1,300 acres on Wednesday, October 30, officials said.

The blaze started at around 6 am Wednesday morning and had grown to 1,300 acres with zero containment by 10 am, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

Gusty winds and low humidity produced an “extreme fire weather threat” for the region, the National Weather Service said.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered for parts of Simi Valley, Moorpark, and Thousand Oaks, local media reported.

Among the 6,500 structures threatened by the fire was the Reagan Library, reports said.

These videos show the Easy Fire burning and smoke filling the sky in Southern California. Credit: @tess_roussin via Storyful