A helicopter prepares to make a water drop as a brush fire burns near the 101 Freeway and Hampshire Road in Thousand Oaks on Monday. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
It was about 108 degrees in Thousand Oaks when the brush fire broke out about 2 p.m. Monday, officials said. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
A helicopter drops water along Conejo Ridge Road. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A Ventura County firefighter retreats from advancing flames along Conejo Ridge Road. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Flames dance behind a Ventura County firefighter along Conejo Ridge Road. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The brush fire was covering about 25 acres early Monday evening. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
