Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as the Sandy Fire threatened Simi Valley, a city about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban homes in Southern California.

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The Sandy Fire was reported around 10 a.m. in hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

By evening, it had consumed more than 1,300 acres of dry brush and damaged at least one home, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.