The fire broke out at a construction site in Mian Plaza and the Camarillo Convention Center at about 7:10 p.m. and sent flames soaring into the sky, according to a video released by Ventura County Fire Department. The fire started on the second floor but quickly spread to the higher floors, according to the Ventura County Star. The lanes on the nearby Highway 101 were closed for a while as firefighters battled the inferno. Around 10 pm the “firefighting activity [had] decreased significantly “, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. Hell started on the second floor but spread to the higher floors.VCFD_PIO / Twitter Smoke was still rising from the rubble, but the flames had collapsed, according to footage posted on Twitter by the department. The conference center was to include another hotel, restaurants and a conference center, the report said.
