UPDATE (4:35 p.m.) – The Peak Fire is reportedly now 100 percent contained at 186 acres.
UPDATE (2:25 p.m.) – Firefighters say forward progress on the Peak Fire near Simi Valley has been stopped.
The fire broke out Monday and grew to 105 acres. The Ventura County Fire Department says firefighters made great progress and are beginning to mop up.
No mandatory evacuations were ordered, but some people were asked to shelter in place at one point.
.@VCFD @LAFD @LACOFD have made great progress on the #PeakFire beginning to release resources. pic.twitter.com/kcEf6xR0nu
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) November 12, 2018
Caltrans says two lanes of eastbound 118 are still closed as of 2 p.m.
2:00pm Closure Update:
*Eastbound SR-118, two lanes are closed for an unknown duration.
*NB & SB off ramps on US-101 from Valley Circle to Liberty Cyn Rd
*PCH Sunset to Wood Rd (north of Las Posas)
*SR-27 Mulholland to PCH
*SR-23 PCH to Potrero#WoolseyFire #PeakFire pic.twitter.com/gTXj9Vwz07— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) November 12, 2018
Gusty Santa Ana winds are rising again in Southern California and firefighters are battling two new wildfires.
Officials say the fires Monday morning west of Los Angeles in the Rocky Peak and Thousand Oaks areas show that the risk of more fires breaking out is high.
Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen says the Rocky Peak fire is about 20 acres and has forced the shutdown of the Highway 118 freeway.
The 118 freeway has been shut down for all eastbound traffic at Yosemite due to a new fire. https://t.co/qgAuh02MVJ
— Ventura Co. Sheriff (@VENTURASHERIFF) November 12, 2018
The blaze is being bombarded with water drops and ground crews are on the scene.
That fire, the Peak Fire, started not far from where the region’s huge Woolsey fire began last Thursday.
The new Thousand Oaks fire, the Lynn Fire, is about 5 acres and Lorenzen believes it will be contained quickly.
#Lynnfire: Holding at less than 5 acres. Initial threat to homes is gone due to firefighters on the ground and aircraft dropping water and the pink gel. @VCFD pic.twitter.com/U3H2jqCjIu
— VCFD PIO (@VCFD_PIO) November 12, 2018
