Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders

Fire reported in Simi Valley, north-west of Los Angeles, on Monday as footage shows at least one home burning

A fast-growing brush fire ignited on Monday morning in southern California, prompting evacuation orders and damaging at least one home.

The fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles.