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A brush fire in Simi Valley has moved toward the communities that straddle the Ventura and Los Angeles county border.
Firefighters are expecting lighter winds Tuesday as they continue to battle the nearly 1,400-acre wildfire that has left thousands of homes evacuated after erupting in Ventura County Monday
The Simi Valley Unified School District announced that all campuses will be closed Tuesday as the Sandy Fire burning in the Simi Hills has nearly doubled in size as of Monday evening. The statement comes after multiple schools located in the foothills just north of the Sandy Fire were evacuated due to the wildfire Monday.
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Sandy fire erupts in Simi Valley after tractor strikes rock, authorities say ‘nothing criminal’
Sgt Rick Morton said authorities see no criminal activity in the Sandy Fire as more than 500 firefighters work to contain the blaze
Evacuations orders have been issued in Southern California as authorities also contend with another major blaze off the state's coast.
As firefighters work to extinguish the Sandy Fire, police are investigating an incident that may have sparked the blaze.