Although the National Weather Service downgraded the severity of its forecast on Tuesday, forecasters expect higher wind gusts on Wednesday that could lead to “explosive fire growth.”

On Tuesday at 1:16 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a red flag warning in effect until Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Southern California residents are expecting fire conditions to flare up again this week, but residents of who areas in particular should remain on guard, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS announced that there are particularly dangerous situations expected in the 5 Freeway corridor in northern Los Angeles County and

The fire started late on Monday in a dry riverbed in Oxnard, about 89 kilometres northwest of Los Angeles. View on euronews

A new wildfire broke out on Monday night and rapidly grew to cover more than 50 acres in Ventura County shortly after the National Weather Service warned that portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties will face a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” this week,