The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office is urging residents to monitor and report suspected price gouging in the wake of the Mountain Fire, which has scorched about 20,000 acres and uprooted the lives of hundreds of people.

Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 19,904 acres after being active for nine days. By Friday morning, a crew of 1,146 firefighters effectively contained 91% of the fire. The cause of it is still under investigation.

Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to their burnt homes.

Officials have started to assess damage to agricultural land in the Mountain Fire burn scar. Here's what to know.

Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, the Mountain Fire in Ventura County forced more than 10,000 people to flee their homes as it exploded by thousands of acres, injuring people and destroying homes in its path.

The Mountain fire has burned more than 20,000 acres and destroyed 134 structures in Ventura County. It was about 26% contained as of Sunday morning.

On Thursday morning, new evacuations were ordered for areas of Santa Paula and Bardsdale, along the Santa Clara River.

Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,630 acres after being active for a week. By Wednesday morning, a crew of 1,864 firefighters effectively contained 60% of the fire.

At least 200 structures, including homes, have been destroyed alongside an additional 90 damaged in the ongoing wind-fanned Mountain Fire in Ventura County, fire officials said Tuesday morning.