Simi valley: A wildfire in the US state of California has scorched more than 1,300 acres (nearly 526 hectares) of land as thousands of people were prompted to evacuate.

According to Anadolu Agency, the Sandy Fire was ignited on Monday morning in the hills above Simi Valley, located roughly 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles. A statement from California Governor Gavin Newsom's Office indicated that more than 1,364 acres have burned, threatening several communities in Simi Valley and forcing the evacuation of more than 10,000 homes, with an additional 3,500 homes under evacuation warnings.

The statement also mentioned that California obtained a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday to support firefighting efforts. Evacuation warnings were issued as the flames moved southeast, as reported by the Ventura County Fire Department on the US social media platform X.

Parts of the city of Los Angeles, including portions of West Hills and Chatsworth, were placed under evacuation warnings Monday night, according to NBC News. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stated on X that firefighting authorities do not expect the blaze to spread to Los Angeles, but officials have issued warnings regardless as a precautionary measure.

Simultaneously, firefighting crews were working to contain a 14,520-acre (5,876-hectare) wildfire on Santa Rosa Island, located off Southern California's coast, according to NBC News. This blaze destroyed a cabin and an equipment storage shed and prompted the evacuation of 11 National Park Service employees.