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Preliminary findings estimated more than $7 million in agriculture losses from the fire, which scorched avocado, citrus, raspberry and other fields as well as rangeland, said Korinne Bell, Ventura County’s agricultural commissioner.

So far, the fire has scorched more than 14,000 acres and is threatening thousands of homes.

Video footage shared with BBC News by eyewitnesses shows people covered in volcanic ash, rock showers and homes ablaze, as well as the scorched aftermath of the disruption.

Layers of skin were scorched from his forehead and his cheeks, leaving his face raw and pink.

During a drought, rivers and lakes dry up and the soil gets scorched, meaning it hardens and loses plant cover.