Thomas Fire Prompts State Of Emergency 

(Ventura, CA)  —  Governor Jerry Brown is declaring a state of emergency in Southern California’s Ventura County as a wildfire burns out of control.

The Thomas Fire is raging today, and Brown has tweeted: “This fire is spreading rapidly, but we’ll continue to attack it with all we’ve got.” The wind-driven fire exploded to over 45-thousand acres with zero percent containment.

At least 150 structures have been destroyed and thousands of people have evacuated.

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