Live updates: Mountain Fire burns multiple homes in Camarillo, Moorpark, Somis

A mother and daughter described the frightening experience of trying to rescue their animals, all while their home burned.

A mother and daughter described the frightening experience of trying to rescue their animals, all while their home burned in the Mountain Fire.

"We got half of our animals out right when it started, and came back, and she got through to get the rest of the animals out. My husband works for the Ventura County Fire Department, so they were up there trying to put out the fire," the mother said.

Her daughter saw the roof of their home engulfed in flames.

"Our roof is pretty burned up. I was in there getting our ducks, and as I was in there, the pond was catching flames as I was standing there trying to get them out," the daughter described.

The pair said they plan on heading to their extended family's home in Santa Paula with their animals.

The extreme wind conditions grounded fixed-wing aircraft because of "very dangerous" conditions caused by gusts topping 61 mph, said weather service meteorologist Bryan Lewis. He said pilots could face turbulence that could bring a plane down, as well limited visibility from the massive smoke plume.

Evacuation orders:

• Zone 1 - North of Somis: areas north of East Los Angeles Avenue/Hwy 118, west of Balcom Canyon Road, and east of La Vista Avenue
• Zone 2 - Saticoy Country Club: east of Los Angeles Ave/Hwy 118, and south of the Santa Clara River and north of Beardsley Road
• Zone 3 - Areas south of Hwy 118, west of N. Lewis Road, north of North Loop Drive and Mission Drive, and east of Fairway Drive
• Zone 4 - West Camarillo (Las Posas/Spanish Hills areas): north of Las Posas Road, south and east of Central Avenue and Beardsley Road, and west of Anacapa Drive
• Zone 6 - The area extending south of Santa Clara River, east of Los Angeles Avenue, north of Saticoy County Club, and west of Briggs Road
• Zone 7 - The area north of Hwy 101 and south and east of Beardsley Avenue, and south of Central Avenue

Evacuation warnings:

• Zone 8 - An area extending south of South Mountain Road, east of Briggs Road, and west of 12th Street and Bixby Road
• Ventura: East end of the City of Ventura, from Petit Road east to the City Limits.

Road closures:

• Northbound Lewis Road at Las Posas
• Eastbound Highway 118 at Wells Road
• Westbound Highway 118 at Tierra Rejada Road

Temporary evacuation shelter:
Padre Serra Parish
5205 Upland Road
Camarillo, CA 93012

Large animal evacuation center:
Ventura County Fairgrounds (Shoreline Gate)
10 E. Harbor Blvd.
Ventura, CA 93001

Small animal evacuation center:
Ventura County Animal Services (Camarillo Airport)
600 Aviation Drive
Camarillo, 93010

Fire information hotline:
805-465-6650

Aerial video from AIR7 HD showed at least three homes burning.

There appeared to be no structure protection in place when AIR7 was overhead.

All routes into Camarillo Heights were shut down.