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Firefighters Battling Brush Fire In Ventura County

(Ventura County Fire Department photo)
Brush fire burning northwest of Ventura off of Highway 33, near Foster Park

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in the hills northwest of Ventura.

The blaze is burning near Foster Park, off of Highway 33. Highway 33 was closed shortly before 4 p.m.

No structures have been reported damaged, but Ventura County firefighters say a nearby camp with about 60 people on hand was evacuated as a precaution.

More than 100 firefighters are battling the two acre plus blaze, which started at about 2:45 Tuesday afternoon.