Fillmore brush fire

A firefighting hand crew marches into the hills as they mop up after the Fillmore fire in Ventura County, which was sparked Monday by a downed power line.

A firefighting hand crew marches into the hills as they mop up after the Fillmore fire in Ventura County, which was sparked Monday by a downed power line. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

April 8, 2013 12 AM PT

A fire sparked by a downed power line and fanned by fierce winds has burned several structures.
Read more: More than 80 homes ordered evacuated in Fillmore brush fire

Staging area

Cal Fire personel and hand crews gather near the fire in Fillmore. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Wiping his eyes

Tony Spore wipes smoke from his eyes as he works to put out embers around his father-in-law’s home near the intersection of Foothill and Central in Fillmore. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Flames and smoke

Fire lights up a hillside in Fillmore. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Helicopter

A Ventura County Fire Department helicopter drops water onto a hot spot. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Brush fire

The fire burns in northern Fillmore. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Burning tree

A brush fire burns in Fillmore near the intersection of Foothill and Central. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Fire above homes

Fanned by wind, the blaze goes up a ridge in Fillmore. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Brush fire

The fire burns near the intersection of Foothill and Central. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Brush fire in Fillmore

The fire burns near the intersection of Foothill and Central. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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