The out-of-control brush fire broke out near the 7900 block of Balcom Canyon Road and Bradley Road at approximately 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. The fire department initially described the incident as a two-alarm fire that burned 250 acres, but it quickly exploded and has since scorched more than 14,000 acres.

A historic 100-year-old home in Santa Paula was destroyed Wednesday after the fast-moving Mountain Fire was driven by strong winds onto the property. The blaze left the property and several others in ruins as firefighters and local residents scrambled to contain the flames and save what they could.