LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- The most recent wildfire, the Laguna Fire, was reported in Ventura County in U.S. California on Thursday morning and due to the threat, California State University Channel Islands has ordered the immediate evacuation of its campus.
According to the Ventura County Star newspaper, the fire was ignited at approximately 8:35 a.m. local time near the community of Camarillo and on the hills west of the university campus.
Crews arriving at the scene said the blaze was burning in brush and spreading rapidly, the Ventura County Fire Department reported, adding its size had grown to 50 acres shortly before 10:30 a.m. local time.
Helicopters were on scene assisting with water drops.
"Firefighters are aggressively attacking the fire from the air and ground with additional resources assessing and mitigating any potential structure threats in the immediate area," Ventura County Fire officials said on social media.
Authorities also issued evacuation orders for California State University Channel Islands, and University Glen. The latter is a residential community located adjacent to the university's campus.
"A fire has been reported on Round Mountain/Sat'wiwa and the campus has been ordered to evacuate," officials said in an emergency alert. "Please proceed to evacuate the campus and University Glen/Ancapa Canyon immediately." ■