What you need to know

• A wildfire quickly grew to 14,500 acres of Moorpark and Camarillo in Ventura County.
• Several homes burned in the wind-fanned Mountain Fire northwest of Los Angeles.
• Evacuations ordered on Wednesday were expanded to more areas on Thursday.
• A red flag warning was in effect, indicating high winds and dangerous bushfires.
• Cal Fire reported that more than 1 million acres have been destroyed by wildfires since the start of the year. Last year, only 308,000 hectares had burned at this point.