At least two people were reported dead in Los Angeles County on Wednesday as multiple life-threatening wildfires burned across the region, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate.
More than 1,000 structures have been destroyed by the fires, which have been fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, low humidity and ongoing drought conditions.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, there are five wildfires currently scorching Los Angeles County: the Palisades Fire, at more than 15,800 acres; the Eaton Fire, at 10,600 acres; the Hurst Fire, about 500 acres; the Lidia fire, which has reached 50 acres, and the Woodley Fire, at 30 acres.
Over 1.5 million utility customers in Southern California are without power as of 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time Wednesday, according to PowerOutage.us.
The majority of the outages (942,218) are in Los Angeles County, where there are five raging wildfires. Ventura, San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego and Riverside counties also reported outages.
Officials said the Olivas Fire was burning in Ventura County. All of the fires were 0% contained.
With Santa Ana winds continuing to fuel five wildfires in Los Angeles County and a fifth in Ventura County, and with water supplies running low from some fire hydrants, firefighters are struggling to keep up.
As of 2:20 p.m. PT, all of the major fires in the area were 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.
In L.A. County, the Palisades Fire has now burned 15,832 acres. The Eaton Fire has burned 10,600 acres. The Hurst Fire has burned 505 acres, the Lidia Fire has burned 50 acres the Woodley Fire has burned 30 acres.
In Ventura County, the Olivas Fire has burned 11 acres.
