New wildfire breaks out in Ventura County as California braces for powerful winds

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

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00:00A new wildfire has broken out in the Californian city of Oxnard, which is located in Ventura

00:07County next to Los Angeles.

00:12The fire began in a dry riverbed late on Monday night, and the flames are continuing to burn

00:19across the county's agricultural areas.

00:23It comes as firefighters intensify their efforts to contain the blazes in Los Angeles.

00:29Forecasts show powerful winds could arrive over the next 24 hours.

00:35The winds in Southern California are predicted to pick up early on Tuesday and continue through

00:40until midday on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

00:47They are not expected to reach the hurricane forces of last week, but L.A.'s county fire

00:52chief says they could ground firefighting aircraft.

00:57Additional water tankers have been dispatched to the county, while crews and fire engines

01:02are stationed near vulnerable spots where any new spark could turn into an inferno.