California wildfires: What we know about L.A. fire evacuations, maps, what caused it, who is affected and more

A string of fierce wildfires that raged over the Los Angeles area on Tuesday were fueled by strong winds and dry conditions. The fires destroyed hundreds of homes and killed at least 11 people, some of whom perished attempting to stop the fires from engulfing their homes.

A city official in Los Angeles called Tuesday night “one of the most devastating and terrifying” that she had seen in her area of the city, while a Los Angeles County fire official stated that two of the fires were responsible for an unspecified number of serious injuries.

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According to climate scientist Daniel Swain, “the more information we get, the worse this looks.”

What we know about the flames is as follows.

Where are the fires?

• 
  The Palisades Fire
  
  erupted Tuesday morning in Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles County neighborhood east of Malibu, as a brush fire. The blaze had grown to more than 21,596 acres by Friday night,

  according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

  , known as Cal Fire. It was 8% contained,
  
  
  and

  Cal Fire said

  the fire likely damaged or destroyed 5,316 structures.

• 
  The Eaton Fire
  
  ignited Tuesday night near a canyon in the sprawling national forest lands north of downtown Los Angeles and had exploded to 14,117 acres by Friday night and was 3%, according to Cal Fire. The agency said more than 7,800 structures were likely damaged or destroyed in the blaze.
• 
  The Hurst Fire
  
  started Tuesday night in Sylmar, a suburban neighborhood north of San Fernando, as a brush fire. As of Friday night it had expanded to 771 acres and was 70% contained, according to

  Cal Fire.

  Cal Fire said

  two structures were likely damaged or destroyed in the fire.

• 
  The Lidia Fire
  
  broke out near the community of Acton in a region between the Sierra Pelona and San Gabriel mountains Wednesday afternoon. By Friday night, it was 395 acres with 98% containment, according to Cal Fire, which said forward spread of the fire

  has been stopped

  .

• 
  The Kenneth Fire
  
  started burning Thursday evening in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles, near the Calabasas neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It covered 1,052 acres and was 50% contained Friday night. Officials quickly stopped

  forward progress

  of the fire Thursday night.

• 
  The Archer Fire
  
  began
  
  
  Friday in Granada Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley. As of Friday night, it covered 19 acres and was 0% contained.