The fire started late on Monday in a dry riverbed in Oxnard, about 89 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles.
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00:00A new wildfire has broken out in the Californian city of Oxnard, which is located in Ventura
00:07County next to Los Angeles.
00:12The fire began in a dry riverbed late on Monday night, and the flames are continuing to burn
00:19across the county's agricultural areas.
00:23It comes as firefighters intensify their efforts to contain the blazes in Los Angeles.
00:29Forecasts show powerful winds could arrive over the next 24 hours.
00:35The winds in Southern California are predicted to pick up early on Tuesday and continue through
00:40until midday on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
00:47They are not expected to reach the hurricane forces of last week, but L.A.'s county fire
00:52chief says they could ground firefighting aircraft.
00:57Additional water tankers have been dispatched to the county, while crews and fire engines
01:02are stationed near vulnerable spots where any new spark could turn into an inferno.