Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate the Los Angeles area as wildfires continue to tear through the region.
The Hughes fire about 50 miles north of Los Angeles further taxed firefighters in the region who have managed to bring two major fires in the metropolitan area largely under control.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has provided the following maps of the thousands of structures, primarily homes, that were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades
CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -A rapidly growing wildfire broke out some 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles on Wednesday, burning 5,054 acres (20 square km) while two major fires burning in the metropolitan area for more than two weeks were getting under control, fire officials said.
The Lilac Fire triggered multiple rounds of evacuations in Bonsall, a small community about 45 minutes north of San Diego. "Immediate threat to life," read an urgent warning from Cal Fire issued shortly before 5 a.m. "This is a lawful order to LEAVE NOW. The area is lawfully closed to public access."
Fuelled by strong winds & dry brush, the Hughes fire, the third this season, grew to two-thirds the size of the Eaton Fire, one of the two monster conflagrations to ravage the LA area.
The National Weather Service on Tuesday extended its red flag warning for Southern California until Thursday evening.
New satellite images from Maxar Technologies show the scale of the destruction and damage left so far by the wildfires raging in Southern California. As of Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported that the Palisades Fire had spread to 17,234 acres with 0 percent containment.
2018’s Camp Fire is considered California’s most destructive wildfire overall, according to Cal Fire. The 153,336-acre wildfire destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings and killed 85 people. When it comes to property damage alone, the Palisades Fire is the third-most destructive wildfire in state history, according to Cal Fire records.
Areas of Los Angeles County in Southern California are under mandatory evacuation orders following multiple fires that have started.
Ventura County joins LA County on the list of areas that has mandatory evacuation orders in place due to wildfires.