By Matthew DeLuca, Staff Writer, NBC News
A wind-whipped brushfire spread over 170 acres overnight in Ventura County, Calif., destroying two homes and threatening about 100 more, and was still not contained as of early Tuesday morning.
The fire began with a fire in a mobile home around 3:15 p.m. on Monday, fire officials said. That home sustained damage to its roof, but was not entirely destroyed. About 400 firefighters responded as the blaze spread, with officials saying that they hoped slackening winds overnight would help them control the flames.
?I can see flames and some smoke and helicopters coming in and dropping of their water,? Judi Ortiz, an employee at a local gas station, told NBCLosAngeles.com. ?You couldn?t see anything at the beginning but smoke. It?s horrific.?
Driven by 40-mph winds, the city engulfed an orchard near the city of Fillmore, north of Los Angeles.
?A couple years back we had some pretty bad fires, but nothing that came close to homes like this,? Fillmore Mayor Pro Tem Manuel Minjares told NBCLosAngeles.com. ?This is pretty significant.?
No injuries have been reported as a result of the fire. Authorities lifted a mandatory evacuation order on about 160 homes early on Tuesday morning, saying they hoped to have the fire contained by sun up.
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