While Los Angeles County continues to grapple with a deadly outbreak of wildfires, a new blaze broke out in neighboring Ventura County Monday night.

The Auto Fire has burned nearly 56 acres in Ventura, California, a coastal city about 68 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, according to the county fire department.

The blaze has was first reported at around 6:50 p.m. local time in the Santa Clara River bottom, the Ventura County Fire Department confirmed. Officials are still investigating the cause of the wildfire.

First responders stopped the wildfire’s forward progress by 11:45 p.m. local time, though containment remains at around 25% as of 2 p.m. PT, according to Cal Fire.

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“Firefighters from #VCFD, Ventura City Fire, Oxnard Fire and Federal Fire Ventura County remain on scene mopping up hotspots and working to increase containment. The fire was confined to the river bottom and no structures were threatened,” the Ventura County Fire Department wrote on X early Tuesday.

Cal Fire lifted the evacuation order for the Auto Fire Zone 1, Santa Clara River near Ventura Road and Auto Center Drive. As of 1 p.m. local time, there are no evacuations in effect and no curfew listed for those affected by the Auto Fire on Cal Fire’s website.

Southern California continues to experience daunting Santa Ana Winds that weather forecasters expect to continue through midweek. The National Weather Service has issued critical Red Flag Warnings across much of coastal Southern California due to winds of 45 to 70 mph posing dangerous fire weather alongside low humidity and drought conditions.

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Contributing: Julia Gomez