Thomas Fire: Social media tells story of Ventura County wildfire

The Thomas Fire in Ventura County erupted Monday night and has burned nearly 60,000 acres as of Tuesday morning and forced tens of thousands of evacuations.

Social media users in and around the area shared what they witnessed.

 

Pray for Ventura County and for all the #firstresponders helping with and fighting this horrifying #ThomasFire 😢 (several of them are my family and friends) State of Emergency has officially been declared. . . #venturacounty #santaana #givegenerously #pray

A post shared by Rachel (@thepixy) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:56am PST

 

Pray for VTA 🙏🏽 It’s horrible getting calls from friends and family who are dealing with this! Lost homes an memories, my prayers are out to everyone in Ventura county, please be safe 🙏🏽

A post shared by Maximillian Morten (@mrtnmx2) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:42am PST

 

Pray for Ventura. The view from my parents' house looks like a scene out of Apocalypse Now. So much devastation. Keep your pets close. Only drink bottled water. If you can get out, get out. So much gratitude for the brave people fighting to keep others safe.

A post shared by Dylan Marks From The Westside (@sharkman51) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:41am PST

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Heart breaking 💔 #heartbreaking #aventuracaliforniana #Brushfire #Flames #Fire #firefighters #Sad #prayersforthoseaffected#Californiawildfire

A post shared by Coco Coquito (@cocolarumbera) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:43am PST

 

Forced to evacuate the fire was so bad I rlly hope everyone there is going to be alright ❤

A post shared by @haili_mae_ on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:37am PST

 

The “Thomas Fire” which burned through Ventura last night. Crazy photo of the damage! Photo by Noah Berger.

A post shared by Taryn Tree (@taryntree) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:37am PST

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— Hypno Comics (@HypnoComics) December 5, 2017

 

To those that lost their homes our hearts and prayers are with you. Thanks to the brave first responders and all those that continue to battle the fire. We’re still not even close to out of the woods but hopefully the winds will subside a little to help. #staysafe #venturafires2017 #ventura #thomasfire

A post shared by Elevated Image Solutions, LLC (@elevatedimagesolutions) on Dec 5, 2017 at 10:20am PST

Copperfield’s will be closed today. Fires are visible on the hills from our front window. Stay safe everyone! You are in our thoughts and prayers! #downtownventura #ThomasFire pic.twitter.com/1UfM8daE4J

— Copperfield's Gifts (@CopperfieldsVTA) December 5, 2017

#ThomasFire reveals what a cra--y job we've been doing re throwing away trash at Serra Cross at Grant Park in Ventura pic.twitter.com/pCuoQ0kmtB

— Lisa McKinnon (@805foodie) December 5, 2017

Before and After the fire. pic.twitter.com/NDRqJCu0vF

— Zachary Pusatere (@Zackpusatere) December 5, 2017

 

Behind our house last night as we evacuated...still under evacuation now! Wicked ass winds! #thomasfire #venturafire #ventura #foothills #fire

A post shared by Pam R (@pamkat127) on Dec 5, 2017 at 11:58am PST

 

Stay Safe - Prayers To All In Need 🙏🏾 #ThomasFire #Ventura #VenturaCounty #805 #SantaPaula #StaySafe

A post shared by Andres Flores (@andresflores805) on Dec 5, 2017 at 12:29pm PST

 

Ventura, my home. 💔 Thank you to all the firefighters. Everyone stay safe.

A post shared by Victoria (@vikki1864) on Dec 5, 2017 at 12:24pm PST