Six wildfires are burning in Southern California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
Coverage of the Hughes, Sepulveda and Laguna fires in Southern California during a fourth consecutive day of red flag fire weather warnings.
The Hughes fire is the latest major blaze to hit Los Angeles. Here is how it compares to the two largest ones, the Palisades and Eaton fires. Newsweek has contacted the Los Angeles Fire Department for comment via email.
As winds across the Southern California area are calmer than their peak and firefighters are making progress, the threat to the fire-weary region remains with Santa Ana winds expected to continue in the coming days.
Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.
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Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.
Palisades Fire initially started 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7 in Los Angeles County. It has burned 23,448 acres after being active for 17 days. A crew of 2,420 firefighters has been working on site and they managed to contain 77% of the fire by Friday morning. The blaze's cause remains under investigation.
The Clay Fire has sparked in Riverside County on Tuesday night as wildfires continue to plague Southern California.
Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this weekend, dampening prospects of another round of deadly wildfires while raising the possibility of challenges like toxic ash runoff.
Santa Ana winds will continue whipping through Southern California through Thursday, sparking fears that progress made fighting wildfires that have scorched over 40,000 acres and left 28 dead could be