Schools were closed across Ventura County in Southern California as a wildfire continued to burn Wednesday, threatening 12,000 structures. Dozens of homes have burned since the fire erupted Monday, 96 kilometers northwest of Los Angeles.
In Pictures: California Wildfires
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Embers blow from a tree shortly before it fell down near burned cars as strong winds push the Thomas Fire across thousands of acres near Santa Paula, California, Dec. 5, 2017.
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A fire truck heads to another call as a house burns during a wind driven wildfire in Ventura, Dec. 5, 2017.
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Flames and smoke shroud State Route 33 as a wildfire burns in Ventura, California, Dec. 5, 2017.
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A man watches flames consume a residence as a wildfire rages in Ventura, Dec. 5, 2017.