Video from Southern California of a powerful wildfire that broke out on Monday, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of homes.<br /><br />In the video, filmed overnight on Heidelberg Avenue in Ventura, the blaze rises up in the distance as a huge plume of smoke dominates the night sky. <br /> <br />Says the filmer in the video: "Neighbours are packing up and out. Our next-door neighbours two doors down left for Simi Valley (in southeast Ventura County) to be with family. We're getting ready to do the same. <br /><br />"The ash cloud is blowing towards the ocean right now, it's blowing west of us, away, which is helpful.<br /><br />"A little bit of ash has come down. It's just like a movie." <br /><br />According to local reports, the fire burned down power lines, causing outages in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties that affected more than a quarter of a million people.
