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Felicia Fire causes evacuations near Lake Piru

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Ventura County firefighters rushed to Lake Piru after a brush fire quadrupled in size after a few hours on Thursday afternoon. 

The Felicia Fire started at about 12:41 p.m. on the southwest Lake Piru. Initially, the Ventura County Fire Department reported the size as 40 acres. However, a few hours later it exploded to about 240 acres. 

Firefighters evacuated a nearby recreation area and Dominguez Canyon. 

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