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JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HILLSIDES CHARRED IN CONEJO VALLEY--A Thousand Oaks wildfire burns the hills on the south side of the city. It was first reported to authorities at 4:35 p.m. Monday. It started in the vicinity of Hampshire Road and Foothill Drive, and was visible to rushhour commuters on the 101 Freeway. Two hundred firefighters from Ventura and L.A. county fire departments, the Los Angeles Fire Department and the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection fought the blaze. Wind-blown sparks and embers scattered the flames toward the south. The cause of the 30-acre fire is under investigation.
JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers HILLSIDES CHARRED IN CONEJO VALLEY--A Thousand Oaks wildfire burns the hills on the south side of the city. It was first reported to authorities at 4:35 p.m. Monday. It started in the vicinity of Hampshire Road and Foothill Drive, and was visible to rushhour commuters on the 101 Freeway. Two hundred firefighters from Ventura and L.A. county fire departments, the Los Angeles Fire Department and the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection fought the blaze. Wind-blown sparks and embers scattered the flames toward the south. The cause of the 30-acre fire is under investigation.
