A fire was reported inside a small vacant house located at the 200 block of Orange Grove at around 9:15 p.m., Tuesday evening. The small fire was extinguished fairly quickly and the fire department left. Later in the evening at 11:45 p.m. another call came in for the same address, but this time the fire was in a small shed at the rear of the property. The fire quickly spread to the front house with flames that at times reached 15-feet above the roof. The crackling sound of live electrical wires could be heard as the fire burned the lines above the structure. Fillmore Fire Chief Rigo Landeros reported that protecting the perimeter and stopping the embers from igniting the surrounding structures was their greatest concern. He stated that the south/west winds were working in their favor and were blowing the flames away from the house just north of the fire. With an occasional dousing to keep ambers down, it was decided to let the structure burn as much as it could to remove any unstable structural debris that could be a danger to the public. By 1:30 a.m. the structure was completely burned.

Ventura, Santa Paula and Fillmore Fire Departments responded with six fire trucks, 20 firefighters and four police units. Arson was called to investigate due to the unusual circumstances of both fires. The structure has sat vacant for about three year and about two years ago it was boarded up due to vagrants residing inside. Recently some of the boards had been removed, possibly indicating unlawful occupancy.