Wind-driven wildfire rages in California with scores of homes charred

Mountain fire in Ventura county has destroyed 132 homes and damaged 88, and fire is 5% contained, officials say

A wind-driven wildfire roared through rural and residential communities north-west of Los Angeles, charring more than 20,500 acres and leveling scores of homes.

The Mountain fire in Ventura county, California, continued to burn on Thursday morning, as footage showed dozens of structures turned to smoldering ruins now lining the streets where neighborhoods once stood.