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The Mountain fire burns in the hills between Camarillo and Santa Paula on Nov. 7.

The Mountain fire was the third most destructive wildfire in a decade. These maps show why

Most of the area burned by the Mountain fire was in sparsely populated areas, but when high winds helped the blaze leap across Highway 118, it began threatening a suburban neighborhood in the Camarillo Hills.
SOMIS, CA - NOVEMBER 16, 2024 - - "In 24 years you never see anything like this," said avocado farmer Sergio Acevedo, 75, reflecting on his loss from the Mountain fire in an area where he cleared fire ravaged avocado trees at his farm in Somis on November 16, 2024. Acevedo had about 100 of his 300 avocado trees damaged or destroyed by the Mountain fire and high winds at his two-acre farm. He planted all the avocado trees 24 years ago. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Fire burned a quarter of avocado acreage in Ventura County. How one farmer hopes to rebuild

SANTA PAULA, CA - NOVEMBER 07: The Mountain Fire burns in the hilliside in Santa Paula, CA on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 as seen from State Route 126 in Santa Paula. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

The crops and their paychecks went up in flames: How the Mountain fire hammered farms and farmworkers

Ventura, California- Eduardo Flores, owner of Ventura Bee Rescue, inspects a hive in Ventura

‘All we could do was watch’: Beekeeper mourns millions of bees killed in Mountain fire

November 16, 2024. Fountain and Highland Avenue in Hollywood, CA, USA. This is a fire that I was told started at Auto Zone at Fountain and Highland Avenue in Hollywood on the evening on Nov.16, 2024, shortly before sundown.

Fire rips through Hollywood auto parts store

Commentary: When the Mountain fire hit close to home, this community banded together

Wildfire retardant is laden with toxic metals, USC study finds

‘Truly random’ or sealed fate? Why some homes survived the Mountain fire while others burned

Mountain fire is the most destructive in years. It could have been much worse

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