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County Fire crews were responding to a vegetation fire in North Ranch on the county's eastern edge Aug. 2.
The blaze, quickly named the Kanan Fire, was reported around 2:10 p.m. near Westlake Boulevard and East Kanan Road, according to initial fire reports.
The fire erupted as temperatures across the region reached into triple digits, and the area was under an extreme heat warning until 8 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Fire crews respond to Kanan Fire in North Ranch in east Ventura County











