More than 100 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire

Ten people have been injured in the course of the fire.

By contributor By Christopher Weber and Noah Berger, Associated Press
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Inmate firefighters battle the Mountain Fire at Swanhill Farms in Moorpark, California (Noah Berger/AP)

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said as raging winds were forecast to ease.

The fire started on Wednesday morning in Ventura County and has grown to about 32 square miles (83 square kilometres) at 5% containment. Its cause has not been determined.

Ten people have been injured in the course of the fire, Ventura County Sheriff James Fryhoff said. Most of them suffered from smoke inhalation or other non-life-threatening injuries.

Fire officials said 88 other structures were damaged but did not specify whether they had been burned or affected by water or smoke damage.

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Horses gallop in an enclosure at Swanhill Farms as the Mountain Fire burns in Moorpark, California (Noah Berger/AP)

Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders on Thursday as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten some 3,500 structures in suburban neighbourhoods, ranches and agricultural areas around Camarillo in Ventura County.