Videos: Massive Fire Consumes Hotel Structure in California’s Ventura County, Cause Remains Unknown
02:47 GMT 13.04.2022 (Updated: 03:55 GMT 13.04.2022)
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Officials in California's Ventura County have not determined what caused the blaze. No injuries or fatalities have been reported as a result of the fire as of yet.
A two-alarm fire structure broke out Tuesday in Camarillo, California, prompting officials to shutter a portion of the nearby highway and urge locals to stay away from the area.
Social media posts from local resident has revealed that the structure was a hotel that was under construction. Details published by the Ventura County's police scanner account on Twitter indicates that additional aerial ladders, as well as at least five more engines were called to the scene.
"Multiple spot fires now being reported. Power lines also on fire," one tweet reads.
View of the hotel construction site fire in #Camarillo, Ventura Co. 5 addl engines & 2 addl aerial ladders requested if available. IC anticipating full collapse of the structure so units are pulling back further. Spot fires reported along US-101. Ventura Blvd @ Los Posas Blvd. pic.twitter.com/xIinFew2UQ
— CA Fire Scanner (@CAFireScanner) April 13, 2022
The four-story hotel was being built near the Las Posas Road and Ventura Boulevard, where the Camarillo Premium Outlets are located, as well as other hotels, stores, and restaurants. One Twitter user wrote: "Well there's a structure fire in the Camarillo Outlets... the new hotels that they were building."
An unofficial fire news account on Twitter shared a terrifying video of fire department officials working to put out the flames.
#Camarillo #VCFD #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/bMAC8FjOC4
— LAC/VNC Scanner🚒🔥 (@SCscanner1) April 13, 2022
At the time of the fire, @CAFireScanner reported spot fires near US-101, causing California Highway Patrol to close the highway in both directions. It is not known whether there have been any injuries or deaths prompted by the blaze.
You can feel the heat.. pic.twitter.com/983y2Ar3ql
— Miriam Rivas (@Miriam12120) April 13, 2022
Ventura County's scanner also warned on Twitter of "potential exposure risk to a neighboring structure that's also under construction."
Timelapse of the fire in #Camarillo via @AlertWildfire Ridgeline 1 camera, 26 minutes worth of real time (7:23pm to 7:49pm). US-101 to be shut down in both directions due to powerlines in jeopardy of falling. pic.twitter.com/ZlSpZEvmk4
— CA Fire Scanner (@CAFireScanner) April 13, 2022
Early reports also stated that first responders were anticipating the collapse of the building.
