Sandy Fire in Southern California’s Simi Valley grows to more than 1,300 acres, prompts mandatory evacuations

humidity, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.

The Simi Valley Police Department says around 10:17 a.m., they received a report that an individual “hit a rock with a tractor” near the 2600 block of Rudolph Drive, which sparked the fire.

Cal Fire officials said that “the fire is spreading dangerously fast and threatens structures as well continue reading …