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But there’s no guarantee a blaze like the Mountain fire won’t happen again.

Police added the large cordon encompassing several nearby streets remained in place after the blaze was extinguished due to ongoing safety concerns, but this would be continually reviewed and adapted by experts.

As firefighters increase containment against Ventura County’s devastating Mountain fire, new access to burned areas has revealed even more damage from the blaze that exploded last week during an exceptional wind event.

With intense offshore winds and extremely dry brush, the blaze spread quickly and, by the afternoon, had ripped through hillside neighborhoods near Camarillo.

In the Northeast, a blaze at the New York-New Jersey border killed an 18-year-old parks employee, while in California, the larger Mountain Fire has destroyed more than 130 structures.