About 77 households in Thousand Oaks were ordered to evacuate for their own safety when the Erbes Fire popped off Thursday afternoon then exploded in dry gusty conditions. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Jan. 14, 2021.
Evacuation orders for about 80 homes were lifted overnight as firefighters worked to contain a brush fire in Thousand Oaks.
The Erbes Fire started at about 5 p.m. near Erbes Road and Westland Avenue. The wind-driven fire came dangerously close to homes, but all evacuation orders in the Thousand Oaks neighborhood have been lifted.
The Erbes Fire burned approximately 250 acres. Fire crews attacked the blaze from the air and on the ground.
Firefighters eventually got a handle on the flames and it appears forward progress on the fire was stopped.
No injuries were reported and no homes or buildings were destroyed. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
