California Wildfire Now 60% Contained

Emergency services battling a huge wildfire burning in coastal mountains in southern California have now contained nearly 60% of the blaze.

The fire has burned more than 43 square miles since breaking out near Camarillo on Thursday morning.

High winds and hot, dry air stoked the flames but the normal flow of damp air off the Pacific Ocean has now helped firefighters to contain it.

Thousands of homes have been threatened, but so far only 15 have been damaged.

Nearly 2,000 firefighters are tackling the blaze, assisted by water-dropping helicopters and aircraft.

Cooler weather has helped firefighters tackling Springs Fire

Captain Don Horgon, of the Ventura County Fire Department, said: "We actually have a pretty good marine layer, which is like thick fog on the coast moving inland, cooler temperatures and higher humidity.

"That coupled with our efforts out there with our firefighters have made the situation quite a bit better."

Officials said the blaze, known as the Springs Fire, is expected to be fully under control by Monday.

All fire-related evacuation orders were lifted on Saturday night.

There are no reports of deaths or injuries, although one firefighter and a civilian were hurt in a vehicle collision.

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