Fire officials plan to provide an update Friday morning on a wind-fueled brush fire in Ventura County that burned about 15 square miles from the 101 Freeway to Pacific Coast Highway and forced evacuations in several communities.
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The fire burned about 8,000 acres Thursday night, when containment was at 10 percent. The acreage figure was updated to 10,000 acres Friday morning.
Fire officials plan to conduct a news conference to update those figures and evacuation orders at about 6 a.m.
The fire, which began early Thursday morning near Camarillo Springs, burned south and reached PCH at Sycamore Canyon Road Thursday evening. Evacuations were ordered for the Sycamore Canyon area, located in Point Mugu State Park and home to some of Southern California's only remaining native grasslands, La Jolla Canyon and Broome Ranch.
More than 800 people were affected by evacuation orders, according to fire officials.
About 2,000 homes have been threatened by the wildfire -- 15 were damaged, but none were destroyed.
The fire forced the closure of Pacific Coast Highway Las Posas and Yerba Buena Road and Yerba Buena Road to Deer Creek Road.
Strong Santa Ana winds that fueled the fire Thursday decreased overnight, but wind speeds might pick up again Friday during another day of hot and dry conditions. A significant drop in temperatures is not expected until the weekend.