WIND-FED WILDFIRE CONTAINED.Byline: ERIC LEACH Staff Writer MOORPARK -- As Santa Ana winds Santa Ana Winds may refer to: 1. Santa Ana wind, a local Southern California reference to Föhn winds, a meteorological phenomenon occurring as a layer of wind is forced over a mountain range -- drying the air -- which then passes over the crest and begins to move downslope -- tapered off Tuesday, firefighters fully contained a wildfire that burned 13,600 acres and destroyed five homes in eastern Ventura County. The 21-square-mile fire that broke out early Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Residents who fled the scattered ranches and homes in the semirural sem·i·ru·ral adj. Having both rural and urban characteristics: a semirural town; a semirural environment; a semirural way of life. area were allowed back, and all roads All Roads is a 2001 interactive fiction game by Jon Ingold that placed first at the 2001 Interactive Fiction Competition. It also won the XYZZY Awards for Best Game, Best Setting and Best Story and was nominated for Best Individual Puzzle and Best Writing. in the area were open Tuesday. Dorann LaPerch, the owner of Bonn-Fyre Farms, who lost her and her mother's home in the fire, said Tuesday she was grateful they were alive and thankful for the support they have received from friends and neighbors. ``From the bottom of my heart, I feel so blessed so many people care about me and my family,'' she said, saying her neighbors had given clothes, toiletries toi·let·ry n. pl. toi·let·ries An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing. toiletries npl → artículos mpl de aseo (= , dog houses, dog food and hay for her horses. ``They've even given me household appliances, although I don't have a house,'' she said. Some people were donating money in care of the LaPerch Family at Bonn-Fyre Farms, 7200 Walnut Canyon Road, in Moorpark. Hugh Riley, Moorpark assistant city manager, praised LaPerch for her quick response to save the animals on her farm. ``Those animals were saved because she was prepared,'' he said. ``You've got to be ready. We have probably the greatest firefighters in the world in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , but they can't save everything. It's a tragedy. Everybody knows these folks.'' The Red Cross shelters that were open Sunday and Monday in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. and Simi Valley for fire victims were closed Tuesday, but Moorpark city officials offered office space in City Hall for the Red Cross to use to help local fire victims recover. Victims of the fire can call the Red Cross at (805) 339-2234 for assistance. The cause of the Shekell Fire remains under investigation. It began about 2:30 a.m. Sunday near the huge old Egg City production facility where a warehouse burned. eric.leach(at)dailynews.com (805) 583-7602 HOW TO HELP The Rotary Club of Moorpark has established a fund for fire victims. Checks payable to the Moorpark Fire Fund can be sent care of the Rotary Club of Moorpark at P.O. Box 172, Moorpark, 93020-0172. For more information, call Jim Arthur, the club's president, at (805) 492-9006. CAPTION(S): box Box: HOW TO HELP (see text) |
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