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Evacuations lifted for Thousand Oaks brush fire

Map of eastern Ventura County with a label pointing to Country fire in Thousand Oaks
Firefighters responded to the Country fire in the 500 block of Country Valley Road in Thousand Oaks on Thursday afternoon, officials said.
(Los Angeles Times)
By Leila MillerStaff Writer 
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Officials have lifted all evacuation orders for the Country fire in Thousand Oaks.

About 6:40 p.m. Thursday, the Ventura County Fire Department said the fire was 50% contained and holding at 28 acres. One firefighter suffered minor injuries.

Evacuations had been issued for residents on Country Valley Road, Via Colinas and Lakeview Canyon Road, as well as for Westlake High School.

Officials responded to the Country fire in the 500 block of Country Valley Road near Westlake Village about 3:20 p.m., Ventura County Fire Capt. Brian McGrath said. The fire is burning east of Westlake High School.

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Leila Miller

Leila Miller is a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times based in Mexico City. She joined the newsroom in 2018, where she spent several years covering criminal justice, including the Luz del Mundo sex abuse case, and was part of the team that was a 2020 Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of the Conception boat fire off the Channel Islands. She moved to Mexico in 2021 and was a 2023 Livingston finalist for an investigation on how a centuries-old forensic test has been sending mothers in Latin America to prison for killing their newborns. Born in Argentina but raised in Los Angeles, Miller is a graduate of Oberlin College and Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

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