The highway was closed for the second time Thursday night as the fire was raging in the rugged canyons about a mile from the coast, LA Times reports.
Two firefighters on Pacific Coast Highway near Point Dume.
Source: @weeddude / via: latimes.com
A massive wildfire that was devouring huge swaths of brush in Ventura County reached the Pacific Coast on Thursday night after burning for more than 14 hours, officials said.
The Springs fire, which had charred at least 8,000 acres of vegetation, reached Pacific Coast Highway near Yerba Buena Road, Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Bill Nash told KCAL-TV Channel 9.
The fire had been raging for more than 14 hours after breaking out shortly before 7 a.m. near Camarillo Springs.
Source: latimes.com
The Springs Fire burns near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line.
Via: Jonathan Alcorn / Reuters
