Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted the second week of January and roared across the Los Angeles area.
All wildfires burning in Southern California were largely contained as of Thursday morning, even after a new fire ignited in San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday afternoon. Multiple wildfires continue to burn in Southern California amid unnaturally dry conditions, including the two largest blazes in Los Angeles, the Palisades and Eaton fires.
As of Friday afternoon, the Border fire was 4,250 acres in size and 10 percent contained, but no structures were threatened.
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Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades, Eaton and Hughes fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
The blaze broke out late Thursday at the Monterey County plant that stores and sells power to Pacific Gas & Electric.
Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California ... they are deemed at highest fire risk by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
But while the January fires rank as the most destructive in Los Angeles history, they have not been as damaging as others in the Golden State. They are among only some of the worst wildfires California has ever seen.
Within hours, the blaze had burned across more than 10,000 acres (41sq km), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ... use water from the northern part of the state.
The Western population of the monarch butterfly hit a near-record low with fewer than 10,000 found living in California this winter, a foreboding sign.
Two portions of the forest will remain closed for safety concerns and so the landscape can recover after the recent wildfires.