On Monday, January 13th, 2025, at 10:37 a.m., the Fillmore Fire Department, Ventura County Fire Department, Fillmore Police, and AMR Paramedics were dispatched to a fire on a property in the 700 block of Fourth Street fully engulfed in flames, said Fillmore Fire Chief Keith Gurrola. The fire started in what he described as an accessory dwelling unit or back house. Crews set up a perimeter around the property and tried to keep the flames from reaching neighboring homes. In the end, the back house was reported as being about 70% destroyed, Gurrola said. Two other adjacent homes were also damaged but the extent was unclear. Residents of the three structures were not allowed to return to the buildings until further inspection, the chief said. It is not clear how many people were displaced as a result of the fire. No injuries were reported, and no one was inside the homes when firefighters arrived. Ventura County Fire is investigating the fire. The fire comes amid continued red flag warnings for the area due to strong Santa Ana winds that were expected to continue through Wednesday, January 15th. Photo credit Angel Esquivel.