Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to their burnt homes.

Ventura County's Mountain Fire is 36% contained, with 20,630 acres burned, challenging firefighters amid community concerns and structural losses.

Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,630 acres after being active for a week. By Wednesday morning, a crew of 1,864 firefighters effectively contained 60% of the fire. The cause of it is still under investigation.

The Mountain fire has burned more than 20,000 acres and destroyed 134 structures in Ventura County. It was about 26% contained as of Sunday morning.

Multiple homes in Camarillo and Moorpark have been destroyed and more than 14,000 acres burned as Ventura County's Mountain Fire remains at 0% containment. Over 10,000 people have been forced to flee as they face evacuations.

Mountain Fire initially started 8:51 a.m. Nov. 6 in Ventura County. It has burned 20,630 acres after being active for five days. By Monday morning, a crew of 2,812 firefighters effectively contained 36% of the fire. The cause of it is still under investigation.

At least 192 structures were destroyed by a fan-flamed wildfire that quickly spread to more than 20,000 acres in Ventura County, officials announced in a press conference Monday.

As the Mountain Fire tore through Ventura County neighborhoods, several people were injured by the quickly spreading blaze as it burned multiple homes to the ground. Residents have described a quickly moving situation as they scrambled to get out.

The blaze charred hundreds of acres of citrus trees, nursery plants, raspberry crops, and avocado trees, according to Ventura County Agricultural Commissioner Korinne Bell.