Numerous wildfires have ignited in southern California this month, killing at least 27 people and spanning thousands of acres.
Evacuation orders are in effect near San Diego as at least three fires broke out in northern San Diego County overnight, including the Lilac and Pala fires, which grew to 50 and 30 acres, respectively,
For the latest updates on the LA and San Diego fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, Jan. 22. SAN DIEGO — Multiple wildfires broke out in San Diego County on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders,
At least 27 people have died in the Eaton and Palisades fires, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Thursday evening. Seventeen of the deaths are from the Eaton Fire in Altadena and 10 from the Palisades Fire, according to the medical examiner.
The fires come as San Diego County mountains and valleys, along with other parts of Southern California, remain under a red flag warning.
The deadly Palisades Fire was 27% contained Friday as a much-feared Santa Ana wind event wound down without dramatically impacting the firefight, and residents were allowed to return home in select neighborhoods that had been evacuated due to the blaze.
Two new fires ignited in San Diego County on Tuesday, as firefighters continue fighting blazes further north in Los Angeles.
A Pacific Palisades couple fled a fire that destroyed their home Tuesday. Now in San Diego, the Polakoffs seek housing near Balboa Park.
The death toll from wildfires raging near Los Angeles has risen to 28, authorities said Tuesday, as new fires prompted evacuations near San Diego.
Scores of residents were urged to flee as fast-moving fires hurtled through bone-dry brush in Bonsall and Mission Valley Tuesday
County firefighters who went to L.A. to fight the wildfires described the Palisades and Altadena blazes as a “wall of flames”
As Los Angeles battles the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have already devastated thousands of homes and other buildings, smaller fires near San Diego, California, prompted evacuations Tuesday morning.