Gallery: Hundreds Of Firefighters Battle Solimar Blaze
18:09, UK, Saturday 26 December 2015
- A wildfire in Southern California has prompted mandatory evacuations in the Solimar Beach area of Ventura County
- The blaze had burned about 1,100 acres as of Saturday morning local time
- More than 500 firefighters were battling the fire
- Ventura is about 65 miles (105km) northwest of Los Angeles
- The fire started on Christmas Day, with strong winds causing it to spread rapidly, fire officials say