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  • Thomas Fire

PHOTOS: Thomas Fire burns in Southern California's Ventura County

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Tuesday, December 5, 2017
  • A helicopter drops water while trying to keep a wildfire from jumping Santa Ana Road near Ventura, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.
  • Flames consume a home as a wildfire burns in Ojai, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.
  • Brian Bromberg and Wendy Frank pose with one of the horses they rescued from their Ojai, Calif., home. They're calling their survival and that of their beloved horses a miracle.
  • Wendy Frank poses with one of her horses at the Ventura County Fairgrounds evacuation center in Ventura, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.
  • A man rides his bicycle along the Pacific Coast Highway as thick smoke from a massive wildfire fills the air at Faria State Beach in Ventura, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.
  • A helicopter drops water while battling the Thomas fire in Ojai, Calif., on Dec. 7.  Ojai, a scenic mountain town, is known for its boutique hotels and New Age spiritual retreats.
  • Firefighter Patrick Larsen, of San Luis Obispo, battles a wildfire in Ojai, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017.
  • Flames consume a structure as a wildfire burns in Casitas Springs, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A group of horse rescuers who met on Facebook gather in a parking lot in Ojai, Calif., on Dec. 7. They estimate they've saved 100 horses.
  • Paul Mattesich surveys damage at his Ventura, Calif., home on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. His family lost their house when a wildfire tore through their neighborhood on Colina Vista.
  • Homes scorched by a wildfire line a hillside in Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • Smoke from the Thomas fire hangs over Ventura, Calif., as the sun rises on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • Paul Mattesich hands a jar to his wife Erica Mattesich while sifting through rubble at his family's Ventura, Calif., home following a  wildfire on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • Bree Laubacher pauses while sifting through rubble at her Ventura, Calif., home following a wildfire on  Dec. 6. A barbecue smoker and her son's batting cage survived the blaze.
  • Rubble and burned vehicles line properties scorched by a wildfire on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • Paul and Erica Mattesich embrace before sifting through rubble at their Ventura home on Dec. 6. The family lost their house when the Thomas fire tore through their neighborhood.
  • Flames from a wildfire leap above traffic on Highway 101 north of Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • A motorist watches flames from the Thomas fire leap above the roadway north of Ventura, on Dec. 6.
  • Flames from the Thomas fire burn above a truck on Highway 101 north of Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • A volunteer passes supplies donated to Thomas fire evacuees in Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • A woman involved in a traffic accident waits to get towed beside a wall of flames on the 101 highway during the Thomas wildfire near Ventura, California on December 6, 2017.
  • Heavy smoke covers the seaside enclave of Mondos Beach beside the 101 highway as flames reach the coast during the Thomas wildfire near Ventura, California on December 6, 2017.
  • Smoke hangs in the air as a man crosses Main St. in Ventura, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
  • ''Use caution on U/S 101 between Ventura and Santa Barbara. Fire is burning on both sides of the highway,'' the Ventura Co. Sheriff wrote on Twitter.
  • The Ventura County Fire Department posted this photo to Twitter, urging those in impacted areas to evacuate as soon as possible.
  • A woman cries as she covers her face near her destroyed home a wildfire swept through Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Lisa Kermode said her family left their Ventura home as quickly as they could on Dec. 5. "We left. We grabbed nothing," she said Tuesday. "We lost everything."
  • A helicopter makes a water drop on hot spots after the Thomas fire swept through Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A firefighter hoses down the remains of a destroyed home after the Thomas fire swept through Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Flames and smoke shroud State Route 33 as a wildfire burns in Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • James and Josie Ralstin carry belongings from their Ventura, Calif., home as flames from a wildfire consume another residence on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A wildfire continues to burn as its red glow is reflected on the beach Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • Firefighters gather in front of a residential area as a wildfire burns along the 101 Freeway Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • A man watches flames consume a residence as a wildfire rages in Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A man rides his bike past a home consumed by a wildfire Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • Flames consume a home on Via Arroyo as a wildfire rages in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A wildfire threatens a home Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • A firefighter tries to keep flames from spreading while battling a wildfire in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Several homes are in ruins after the Thomas fire swept through Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A firetruck passes burning vehicles as a wildfire rages in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Greg Smith stands amid the ruins of his home after the Thomas fire swept through Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Flames rise as a home is consumed by a wildfire Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • Flames rise near a home as a wildfire burns in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A man rides his bike past a home consumed by a wildfire Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • Flames consume a home on Via Arroyo as a wildfire rages in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Flames consume vehicles as a wildfire rages in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • In this photo provided by the Ventura County Fire Department, firefighters work to put out a blaze burning homes early Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, Calif.
  • Flames rise near a home as a wildfire burns in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Smoke rises from the smoldering remains of a building at Vista Del Mar Hospital after the Thomas Fire swept through Ventura, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Firefighters work to put out a blaze burning homes early Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 in Ventura, Calif.
  • Firefighters work to put out a blaze burning homes early Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 in Ventura, Calif.
  • Smoke rises behind a leveled apartment complex as a wildfire burns in Ventura, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • In this photo provided by the Ventura County Fire Department, firefighters work to put out a blaze burning homes early Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Ventura, California.
  • In this photo provided by the Ventura County Fire Department, a firefighter works to put out a blaze early Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Santa Paula, California.
  • A home burns from the Thomas Fire in Ventura on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • The Thomas Fire burns in Ventura on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • The wind-driven Thomas Fire exploded to 26,000 acres with zero percent containment overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning, according to Ventura County fire officials.
  • A home is engulfed in flames from the Thomas Fire in Ventura on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A home charred by the Thomas Fire is seen smoldering in Ventura on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • A car and a home charred by the Thomas Fire are seen in Ventura on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • The Thomas Fire burns a home in Ventura on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
  • The Thomas Fire burns a home in Ventura on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
  • Flames from the Thomas Fire are seen burning trees in Ventura on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
  • Side-by-side photos show an area near Wheeler Canyon Road in Ventura affected by the Thomas Fire on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017.
  • Multiple homes in the area of Scenic Way Drive in Ventura could be seen burning from the air amid the Thomas Fire Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017.
  • Fire rescue helisopters on scene and starting to drop water.
  • Helicopter forced to land  at Santa Paula Airport due to 50 +MPH winds.
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A helicopter drops water while trying to keep a wildfire from jumping Santa Ana Road near Ventura, Calif., on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.
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VENTURA, Calif. -- The wind-driven Thomas Fire is burning through Southern California's Ventura County, destroying homes and forcing evacuations.

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