The US wildfires broke out and moved quickly, forcing thousands of households to leave southern California on November 1.

The latest fire broke out on the evening of October 31 near the Santa Paula farm, nearly 113 km northwest of Los Angeles, USA. No casualties were reported but at least two houses were destroyed, said Natalie Hernandez, Ventura County spokesman.

As Maria's fire swept through nearly 3,642 hectares of bushes and dry grasslands, firefighters had to race against time to protect the gardens of nearby residents and oil facilities.

California Resources' equipment, including oil wells, pipelines, tanks and pumps, is at risk of fire damage, Hernandez said. However, the vegetation around the oil base is quite thin and the California Resources fire fighting capability is quite good, she said.

The fire also threatens high-voltage power lines in the vicinity, along with telecommunications and broadcasting stations on the top of South Mountain, where the fire originated, fire department official Ventura County said.

An estimated 1300 firefighters were dispatched to put out the fire. Many of them come from other parts of California and the US west coast. By the afternoon of November 1, the fire threatened nearly 2700 houses and structures, about 10,800 people were evacuated, police chief Bill Auyb said.

California is facing massive wildfires. The Easy Fire forest has so far burned more than 667 hectares, forcing about 30,000 people to leave their homes and destroy many buildings in the area.