Southern California Wildfire Prompting Evacuations
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A fast-moving wildfire northwest of Los Angeles, fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, forced the evacuation of homes and a college campus with 4,900 students.
More than 500 firefighters were battling the blaze that had grown to more than 6,500 acres (2,630 hectares) south of Camarillo, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Officials ordered the evacuation of California State University, Channel Islands, and closed State Route 1, known as the Pacific Coast Highway, as the fire approached.