california warning that the wind could change directions. ventura is about an hour s drive up the coast from los angeles. that s where the most destructive of the fires are now raging. call fire rips are saying the thomas fire has burned more than 200 square miles. more land than the other state s fires combined. more images. here s the first one. a truck drives by the flames of the thomas fire. these are horses running for freedom. so many animals caught up in this. they re escaping the smoke from the lilac fire. flames burn on an hillside in ventura county. this is off of 126. and nasa put this out. look at this image. this is the smoke rising from across that area of southern california. fire crews searching for hot