"The smoke affected me so much that I had to be taken to the hospital because I was having trouble breathing. It felt like I couldn't breathe," Samuel said.
"Who can make money for you to pay everything that's needed in order to live if it isn't you," Samuel said.
Preliminary findings estimated more than $7 million in agriculture losses from the fire, which scorched avocado, citrus, raspberry and other fields as well as rangeland, said Korinne Bell, Ventura County's agricultural commissioner.
Ventura County officials are gathering information and resources for residents and farmers who have lost their property or suffered damage, but there isn't a financial safety net for field workers because of their undocumented immigration status.
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